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CALLOUS: Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.

Ambrose Bierce · Il dizionario del diavolo · The Devil’s Dictionary · CALLOUS

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DUEL: A formal ceremony preliminary to the reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if awkwardly performed the most unexpected and deplorable consequences sometimes ensue. A long time ago a man lost his life in a duel.

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