“I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying ‘flee at once – all is discovered.’ They all left town immediately.” – Mark Twain
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"I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying ‘flee at once – all is discovered.’ They all left town immediately." – Mark Twain
"I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying ‘flee at once – all is discovered.’ They all left town immediately." – Mark Twain
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