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Lemony Snicket

“A long time ago, there was no such thing as school, and children spent their days learning a trade, a phrase which here means "standing around doing tedious tasks under the instruction of a bossy adult." In time, however, people realized that the children could be allowed to sit, and the first school was invented.”

Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
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Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid by Lemony Snicket
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