We cut to the #chase!
But lo, it started to bleed.
The hunt continued.
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"You are #forbidden to leave the grounds, Sir!" asserted the new Pro-Proctor.
"On what grounds?" I questioned.
“The college grounds, Sir."
"Those are premises, not grounds."
"College and rooms, Sir."
I handed him my Principal’s pass.
He read it.
"Permission granted. Pedantry noted."
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I'll share these words freely for a tuppence—they're mine to give away, willingly, gratis, and for a price.
It is dreadful to be #forbidden; worse, perhaps, to acquiesce. Acquiescence encourages one to write with a foul pen—the eureka moment comes when one can read the wretched reek of it.
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Temptation is not conquered by resistance—according to Lord Henry.
Resistance teaches the soul to long for what it has #forbidden to itself—according to Oscar Wilde.
What was forbidden was still printable—according to Lippincott's.
What was printed was outrageous—according to the public.
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When I was young, I'd stay up all night to watch the sunrise at #dawn.
When I was older, I rose at dawn to watch the sun rise.
Now that I'm at the age I am, the morning sun can sod off entirely. I'll get up when I bloody well please.
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