In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are k — Ambrose Bierce, The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories
In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are k — Ambrose Bierce, The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories
In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are k — Ambrose Bierce, The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories
In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are k — Ambrose Bierce, The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories
In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are k — Ambrose Bierce, The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories
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In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are known by numbers, which also seem inadequate distinctions.

— Ambrose Bierce, The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories
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