TALK, v.t. To commit an indiscretion without temptation, from an impul…

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TALK, v.t. To commit an indiscretion without temptation, from an impulse without purpose. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.217, 谷月社
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TALK, v.t. To commit an indiscretion without temptation, from an impulse without purpose. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.217, 谷月社

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