“Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it” – Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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"Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it" – Publius Cornelius Tacitus
"Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it" – Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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