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143. Hedge Rider

The Allusionist

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The Second Law of Etymology

Tony saltman's long awaited second law of etymology, don't get too comfortable if something sounds like another word or is spelled like another word. Harvey is an old french name, at least one thousand years old, meaning battleworthy. Havier is from the sixteenth century roman catholic missionary,. francis havier, spelt with a basque x rotin the spanish jay. He's the patron saint of a lot of places around the world. From momba to indianapolis, but also patron saint of plagues. Rosalie says, nice. It often seems so loaded when people call you nice. I do try to be nice, but i

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