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"Tell the truth or trump — but get the trick."
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Pudd'nhead WilsonAs to the Adjective: when in doubt, strike it out. — Pudd'nhead Wilson
"As to the Adjective: when in doubt, strike it out."
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Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by American writer Mark Twain published on 28 November 1894. Its central intrigue revolves around two boys—one, born into slavery, with 1/32 black ancestry; the other, white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys, who look similar, are switched at infancy. Each grows into the other's social role.
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