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A dull, dark, depressing day in winter: the whole world looks like a methodist church at wednesday night prayer meeting.
-H. L. Mencken
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A Dull, Dark, Depressing Day In Winter:

H. L. Mencken
A dull, dark, depressing day in winter: the whole world looks like a methodist church at wednesday night prayer meeting.
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