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"MAN, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth and Canada."

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About Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce was an American author, journalist, and poet known for satirical writing and Civil War stories. He is also widely known for The Devil's Dictionary and influential short fiction.

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