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Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim.

Ovid

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Ovid
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Elegist
Mythographer
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Writer
Publius Ovidius Naso
P. Ovidius Naso
Always
Lurks
Unlikely
Hook
Swim
Fish
Fishes
Keep
Even
Baited

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