"You know," he added very gravely, "it's one of the most serious things that
can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off."
-- Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-Glass"
can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off."
-- Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-Glass"
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