When I'm playful I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of lat…

Mark Twain
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When I'm playful I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean for whales. I scratch my head with the lightning and purr myself to sleep with the thunder. ✨ Mark Twain (2011). Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, p.320, NewSouth Books
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