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the history of roads increased at the end
“Knowledge and amusement are very happily blended together, and the reader who finds his acquaintance with the history of roads increased at the end of his journey, will also find his available fund of anecdote augmented.”
— from Magic and Witchcraft by George Moir

the hell o railroading it along the edge
"That's the hell o' railroading it along the edge of the Arctic.
— from The Courage of Marge O'Doone by James Oliver Curwood

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