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kirpan
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know I return with a nod
"I know ," I return, with a nod; "it was that little girl you told me of some time since—the village maiden, you remember, whose face was so dear to you. — from Phyllis by Duchess
This tab, called Hiding in Plain Sight,
shows you passages from notable books where your word is accidentally (or perhaps deliberately?)
spelled out by the first letters of consecutive words.
Why would you care to know such a thing? It's not entirely clear to us, either, but
it's fun to explore! What's the longest hidden word you can find? Where is your name hiding?