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• Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role.
  -- Acheson, Dean (1893-1971) [1962.12.05] -- Speech at the Military Academy, West Point -- in Vital Speeches 1 January 1963, p....
• A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.
  -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)...
• A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges. -- B. Frankli
• board: n. 1. In-context synonym for {bboard}; sometimes used even for USENET newsgroups (but see usage note under {bboard}, sense 1).
  2. An electronic circuit board. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• board n. 1. In-context synonym for bboard; sometimes used even for Usenet newsgroups (but see usage note under bboard, sense 1).
  2. An electronic circuit board....
• grue n. [from archaic English verb for `shudder'
  as with fear] The grue was originated in the game Zork (Dave Lebling took the name from Jack Vance's "Dying Earth" fantasies) and used in several other Infocom games as a hint that you should perhaps look for a lamp, torch or some type of light source....
• Guidance: See under Advice. Advice: See under Guidance.
• On the floor is a gold Zorkmid coin (a valuable collector's item).
• On the floor sit 200 neatly stacked Zorkmid bills.