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BAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The best kind is beauty.
Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Ohio
Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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