It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suff…

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It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end. ✨ Gulliver's Travels A Voyage to Lilliput ch. 4 (1726)
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It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end. ✨ Gulliver's Travels A Voyage to Lilliput ch. 4 (1726)

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