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Gogl's Story of a Professor of Mediaeval Literature
Gogl's expertise was ucranian history. He wasn't supposed to be a professor of mediaeval literature at saint petersburg. His plan was this, first, he wrote down some generalizations about the subject and memorized them. And then when it was time to interrogate the students at the examination, he showed up with a black handkerchief wrapped around his head,. claimed he had a toothache and couldn't speak.
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