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( We know all about the habits of the ant, we know all about    )
( the habits of the                                             )
( bee, but we know nothing at all about the habits of the       )
( oyster.  It seems                                             )
( almost certain that we have been choosing the wrong time for  )
( studying the                                                  )
( oyster.                                                       )
(                 -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" )
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