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A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects every year. The supplying of these insects I take to be a signal instance of the Creator's bounty in providing for the lives of His creatures.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
Aphorist
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Dod Grile
William Herman
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