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The collected works of Ambrose Bierce
Bierce, Ambrose (1842-1914?)
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VOLUME I ASHES OF THE BEACON THE LAND BEYOND THE BLOW FOR THE AHKOOND JOHN SMITH, LIBERATOR BITS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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VOLUME IV SHAPES OF CLAY
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VOLUME V BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER
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VOLUME VII THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY
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Carmelite, n.
Cat, n.
Cemetery, n.
Christian, n.
[I dreamed I stood upon a hill, and, lo!]
Clock, n.
Close-fisted, adj.
Cœnobite, n.
Commonwealth, n.
Controversy, n.
Corporal, n.
Critic, n.
Cross, n.
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VOLUME VI
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The collected works of Ambrose Bierce
A CONSTRUCTOR
I saw the devil. He was working free—
A customs-house he builded by the sea.
“Why do you this?” The devil raised his head:
“Of churches I have built enough,” he said.
The collected works of Ambrose Bierce