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"Well, well," said the old clerk; "we all have our various ways of gaining a livelihood.
He has undergone hardship and sickness, as his haggard face says clearly.
Standing at its brink, like a swimmer who prepares, was the good man.
"The fact that you wore no ornaments is a strong proof of your un-Barsoomian origin, while the absence of grotesque coverings might cause a doubt as to your earthliness."




