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There was a most ingenious architect who had contrived a new method for building houses, by beginning at the roof, and working downward to the foundation.
Jonathan Swift
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Nor elves, nor fays, nor magic charm, Have pow'r, or will, to work us harm; For those who dare the truth to tell, Fays, elves, and fairies, wish them well.
Maria Edgeworth
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