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POSTSCRIPTS TO HISTORY

Postscripts To History

October 2024
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LINCOLN’S PURPLE PERIOD, OR, WE’RE GLAD HE GOT IT OUT OF HIS SYSTEM FLAGRANT MISUSE OF FLAG FLOGGED HAIR-RAISING ANTIQUITY MATERIA HYSTERICA PRONOUNCE IT “PEWTOWN,” SON RELIEF FOR TIRED EYES THE FOUNDING PHYSICIANS

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