unearths some literary gems.
From The Perfect Body, by Frankie Bow:
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The handwriting was like the man himself, small and spidery.
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"It's not like Gunderson can just take the money and go spend it all at Ye Olde Elbow Patch Shoppe or wherever he buys his clothes."
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[This time the monocle-in-motion is a hypothetical/nonexistent one!]
Gunderson turned to stare at Emma. If he had been wearing a monocole, it would have dropped into his lap.