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Select a sequence of words that satisfies you.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

“Am I thinking yet?” asked Jennifer, almost desperately.

“No!” came the response.

Anselm Bligh,  A Collection of Miniatures.

“No, Stacie.  If the sentence contains the word girl, then it is to be considered a naughty sentence.”

Myrtle Mawby,  Cabinets and Drawers, a Novel.

The internet creates the boredom that it promises to relieve.

Roger Hedgecook,  Stolen and Sold for Parts.

“We are not rational, Jack.  We rationalize.  There is a big difference.”

Pryce Cummings,  Rattle Box.

“But where did Tuesday and Wednesday go, Oliver?  Tell me that.  Please.”

Gladys Huizinga,  Hard-Luck Dennis.

A roof tile—loosened several days earlier in a strong storm—fell upon his head, killing him instantly.

Roone Giddings,  Dirty Old Coins.

“But what does it all mean, Arnold?”

Hilary Fewkes,  The Banality Killings.

“We must pay close attention to the preferences of screenwriters, Janie.  They’ll be our pathfinders.  They will show us the way.”

Stephanie Biggers,  Cat Farming in Nigeria.

Civilization just happens.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.