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Find yourself a cup the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things.

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Hector Hugh Munro
Age: 45 †
Born: 1870
Born: December 18
Died: 1916
Died: November 13
Historian
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Writer
Akyab
Hector Hugh Morro
H. H. Morro
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Behind
Tell
Teapot
Find
Teapots
Things
Tea
Hundreds
Cups
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