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A man went to a shooting gallery, accompanied by his wife. He selected

a puppet, and said to his wife: "I imagine that's you." He closed his

eyes and beheaded the puppet. Then he said, kissing his companion's

hand: "Dear angel, how I thank you for my skill."

When I have inspired universal disgust and horror, I shall have won

solitude.

This book is not made for my wives, my daughters or my sisters. I have

few of such things.

God is a scandal, a scandal that rebounds.

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