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find the whole of it in the Gazetteer, 
I shall not quote it. I crossed out 
the vile plagiarism, with the shame of 
a young thief taken in the fact. I 
suppose that the generality of authors 
soon rid themselves of this feeling. 
It must be so, for I cannot otherwise 
account for the multiplicity of books. 
“ Thank you, Mr. Honeycomb. 
Now write down the words that I shall 
dictate. Let me have no adjective or 
antithetical flourishes of your own. 
In the simplicity of diction there is 
not only the force and beauty of 
truth, but also the utmost reach of 
elegance. Write down 4 The Origin 
of Flowers.’ ” I obeyed, and wrote. 
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