Male, A member of the unconsidered or negligible gender. The male of t…

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Male, A member of the unconsidered or negligible gender. The male of the human race is commonly known to the female as Mere Man. The Genus has two varieties: good providers and bad providers. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2012). The Devil's Dictionary, p.78, Courier Corporation
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Male, A member of the unconsidered or negligible gender. The male of the human race is commonly known to the female as Mere Man. The Genus has two varieties: good providers and bad providers. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2012). The Devil's Dictionary, p.78, Courier Corporation

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