You thunder and lightning too much; the reader ceases to get under the…

Mark Twain
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You thunder and lightning too much; the reader ceases to get under the bed, by and by. ✨ Mark Twain (2004). The Letters of Mark Twain, p.79, 1st World Publishing
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You thunder and lightning too much; the reader ceases to get under the bed, by and by. ✨ Mark Twain (2004). The Letters of Mark Twain, p.79, 1st World Publishing

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