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In reply to the discussion: Post a line or 2 from a novel & see if anyone can guess the novel without using Google [View all]
Brother Buzz
(36,375 posts)117. P.S.
Sorry I forgot to give you the mayonaise.
Yes, in the end the author failed because mayonnaise was misspelled.
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