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“Proverbs” by Thomas Merton 🇺🇸 (31 Jan 1915 – 10 Dec 1968)
1. I will tell you what you can do ask me if you do not understand what I just said
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2. One thing you can do be a manufacturer make appliances
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3. Be a Man-u-fac-tu-rer
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4. Make appliances sell them for a high price
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5. I will tell you about industry make appliances
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6. Make appliances that move
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7. Ask me if you do not understand what is move
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8. First get the facts
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9. Where to apply? Ask industry
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10. Do not expect to get by without Mr. and Mrs. Consumer
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11. Man-u-fic-tion
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12. I am wondering if you got the idea be a manu
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13. MAKE FALSE GODS
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14. Apply mind energy they will move
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15. Mention one of the others see what happens
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16. Now apply that to our problem
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17. Try not to understand
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18. Be a mounte-fictioner
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19. Surpass all others in price and profit
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20. Assail the public with lies
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21. Home-spun-facts-are-more-fun repeat this
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22. Prevent spreading on garments
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23. Breathe more than others
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24. Supply movement and traction
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25. Our epidemix will exceed
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26. A homemade appliance: no honorable mention
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27. Now you can refer to garments and spread out
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28. But there are still more facts
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29. For excitement: say whose epidemic may be next
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30. Apply this to the facts and see what happens
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31. Wear dermal gloves in bed
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32. Here is an appliance that will terrorize mothers
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33. And fight the impossible
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34. Man-u-fac-ture: wear it on your head
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35. Beat it here come the mothers