unearths some literary gems.
From "The Skylark," by Vincent Starrett:
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[Don't look now, but I guess we have a Pickwick Papers reference here!]
He sang and whistled....His repertoire, like Mr. Weller's acquaintance with London, was extensive and peculiar.
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[The airplane mechanics] looked wildly at one another and shrugged in unison, like a vaudeville trio.
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