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' And Daniel Damel had a miracle to faII fall faIIbach fallback fallback bach back on ' . . . Bene Benevolence , olencc in 1 Reverse ReverseBy ReverseY ReverseT3 By Y EDICT Japan has deleted from fromher fromher from1J her dictionary dlcbonary all a11 mention of ofthe ofthe ofthe the "war war " \ \ ar " To the Koreans and the theChmese theChinese theChinese Chmese Chinese and the Manchunans Manchurwns Manchurians these theseshould theseshould theseshould should indeed mdeed be tidings tIdmgs of great greatjoy greatjoy greatjoy joy- joy joyto - to find fmd out what's whats ' been vIolent vIolently violently violently ly happening happen10g to them was merely merelya a benevolent brand of peace peaceEven peaceEven peaceEven Even so , it ' " . ' ' ' barely possible that thatsome thatsome thatsome some of the survivors of this neIgh neIghborIy neighborly neighborly borIy borly friendship fnendshlp may still sl111 be hke like hkethe likethe likethe the distinguished dlst10gmshed American Ameflcan actor- actor actor actorI - I think thm1 . it was Jack Barrymorc-\\ho Barrymorc ho Barrymorc-who who Barrymorchoent Barrymorcwho'tent Barrymorc - - \ whowent \ \\ent ent 'tent tent \ ' \ to a luncheon where the guest guestof guestof guestof of honor , a notable from foreign foreignparts foreignparts foreignparts parts , was , . as ns the saying saymg goes goesrather , rather chucking chuckmg his weight aboutSo aboutSo about aboutSo So Barrymore leaned over to a atablemate atablemate atablemate tablemate and a n d whispered ' Thegentleman The Thegentleman Thegentleman gentleman seems to be somethmg something somethingof somethmgof of a formidable ass , doesn't doesnt ' he he7 hey ? " "Oh Oh " , oh , I wouldn't wouldnt ' go so far as asto asto asto to say that , , " said the other * , { Well Yell , , at least . , ' " ' murmured Bar Bar- Barrymore Barrymore . - rymore , ' 'he'll hell ' he'll hell ' do till tI11 one comes " . . . 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