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Children who have proven themselves to be incorrigible by the age of twelve should be quickly and quietly beheaded, lest they grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate the likeness of their being.

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