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“I think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for the interest of the listener as well as the teller. A story has in it neither gain nor loss. But a lie is a device for profit or escape.”

I thought there would be some easing into this but boy howdy do we go straight to the pdf stuff right away

Giving an insufferable asshole frat boy character the name Kyle feels a little too easy

In 1801, during Anglo-French peace talks, Napoleon complicated the negotiations by his habit of “upping his demands on a matter just as it had been settled.” Here, he wanted access to Newfoundland fisheries, among other things (oh 302)