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Take of London fog 30 parts malaria 10 parts, gas leaks 20 parts, dewdrops gathered in a brickyard at sunrise 25 parts odor of honeysuckle 15 parts. Mix. The mixture will give you an approximate conception of a Nashville drizzle.

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O. Henry
Age: 47 †
Born: 1862
Born: September 11
Died: 1910
Died: June 5
Journalist
Writer
Greensboro
North Carolina
William Sydney Porter
Olivier Henry
Oliver Henry
London
Nashville
Honeysuckle
Parts
Gathered
Dewdrops
Give
Fog
Drizzle
Take
Mixture
Approximate
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Sunrise
Malaria
Gas
Odor
Conception
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