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TABLE D'HOTE, n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Meigs County
Ohio
Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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