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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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Eavesdrop, v. i.
Editor, n.
[O, the Lord of Law on the Throne of Thought]
Egotist, n.
Elegy, n.
Emancipation, n.
End, n.
Enough, pro.
Epitaph, n.
Erudition, n.
Excess, n.
Excommunication, n.
Existence, n.
Experience, 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