A leech who, having penetrated the shell of a turtle only to find that…

Ambrose Bierce
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A leech who, having penetrated the shell of a turtle only to find that the creature has long been dead, deems it expedient to form a new attachment to a fresh turtle. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2011). Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs, p.572, Library of America
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