unearths some literary gems.
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"Ay, and a good afternoon to yerself and yon wee doggie, sir." A different attendant came by my table, a Scot by the sound of his accent. He sported a beard and kilt and very smart he looked too.
[Possibly Scottish, yes. Though personally I would reserve judgment until he produces bagpipes.]
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[A self-directed-zinger of a rhetorical question answered!]
"Don't be ridiculous, Swift, who would be stupid enough to be down here in this weather?"
"Us," came the tart riposte.
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