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This was the phenomenon which afforded the opening of the morning debate of the sages in the wide windows of the "National House."

THIS WAS THE PHENOMENON WHICH AFFORDED THE OPENING OF THE MORNING DEBATE OF THE SAGES IN THE WIDE WINDOWS OF THE NATIONAL HOUSE

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Thence, as trains came and went, they commanded the city gates, and, seeking motives and adding to the stock of history, narrowly observed and examined into all who entered or departed.

THENCE AS TRAINS CAME AND WENT THEY COMMANDED THE CITY GATES AND SEEKING MOTIVES AND ADDING TO THE STOCK OF HISTORY NARROWLY OBSERVED AND EXAMINED INTO ALL WHO ENTERED OR DEPARTED

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Mail time had come to mean that bright hour when they all got their feet on the brass rod which protected the sills of the two big windows, with the steam radiators sizzling like kettles against the side wall.

MAIL TIME HAD COME TO MEAN THAT BRIGHT HOUR WHEN THEY ALL GOT THEIR FEET ON THE BRASS ROD WHICH PROTECTED THE SILLS OF THE TWO BIG WINDOWS WITH THE STEAM RADIATORS SIZZLING LIKE KETTLES AGAINST THE SIDE WALL

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Finally he said, feebly, to save the confession, "Well, go on with your side of it."

FINALLY HE SAID FEEBLY TO SAVE THE CONFESSION WELL GO ON WITH YOUR SIDE OF IT

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Desperation is often inspiration; the Colonel brilliantly subscribed for the Standard, forgetting to give his house address, and it took the others just thirteen days to wring his secret from him. Then the Standard served for all.

DESPERATION IS OFTEN INSPIRATION THE COLONEL BRILLIANTLY SUBSCRIBED FOR THE STANDARD FORGETTING TO GIVE HIS HOUSE ADDRESS AND IT TOOK THE OTHERS JUST THIRTEEN DAYS TO WRING HIS SECRET FROM HIM THEN THE STANDARD SERVED FOR ALL

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The aged men were enjoying themselves thoroughly, especially those who quarrelled.

THE AGED MEN WERE ENJOYING THEMSELVES THOROUGHLY ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO QUARRELLED

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Through custom it was the duty of Squire Buckalew (Justice of the Peace in '59) to be the first to take up Mr. Arp. The others looked to him for it. Therefore, he asked, sharply: "What's the devil got to do with snow?"

THROUGH CUSTOM IT WAS THE DUTY OF SQUIRE BUCKALOO JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND FIFTY NINE TO BE THE FIRST TO TAKE UP MISTER HARP THE OTHERS LOOKED TO HIM FOR IT THEREFORE HE ASKED SHARPLY WHAT'S THE DEVIL GOT TO DO WITH SNOW

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Not so with the others. It was as if a firecracker had been dropped into a sleeping poultry yard.

NOT SO WITH THE OTHERS IT WAS AS IF A FIRECRACKER HAD BEEN DROPPED INTO A SLEEPING POULTRY YARD

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Mr. Arp had not begun life so sourly: as a youth he had been proud of his given name, which had come to him through his mother's family, who had made it honorable, but many years of explanations that Eskew did not indicate his initials had lowered his opinion of the intelligence and morality of the race.

ARK HAD NOT BEGUN LIFE SO SOURLY AS A YOUTH HAD BEEN PROUD OF HIS GIVEN NAME WHICH HAD COME TO HIM THROUGH HIS MOTHER'S FAMILY WHO HAD MADE IT HONORABLE BUT MANY YEARS OF EXPLANATION THAT ESCUE DID NOT INDICATE HIS INITIALS HAD LOWERED HIS OPINION OF THE INTELLIGENCE AND MORALITY OF THE RACE

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Their irritability held a kind of hotness, and yet the personage exuded frost, not of the weather, all about him.

THEIR IRRITABILITY HELD A KIND OF HOTNESS AND YET THE PERSONAGE EXUDED FROST NOT OF THE WEATHER ALL ABOUT HIM

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