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Although I am small, ugly and dirty, I am highly ambitious, and at the slightest flattery, I immediately start to strut like a turkey.
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino
Born: Oct 15, 1923
Died: Sep 19, 1985

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Ugly, Slightest, Immediately, Small, Strut, Dirty, Highly, Like, Although, Am, Ambitious, Flattery, Turkey, Start

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