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There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.

Aristophanes

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Aristophanes
Age: 0
Comedy Writer
Playwright
Poet
Father of Comedy
Would
Rush
Like
Beast
Goes
Fire
Woman
Shamed
Women
Untamed
Even
Panthers
Way
Calmly

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