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If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

Criss Jami , in Killosophy
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I must apologize for calling so late," said he, "and I must further beg you to be so unconventional as to allow me to leave your house presently by scrambling over your back garden wall.

Arthur Conan Doyle , in Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
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