TAIL, n. The part of an animal's spine that has transcended its natural limitations to set up an independent existence in a world of its own. (Ambrose Bierce)

TAIL, n. The part of an animal's spine that has transcended its natural limitations to set up an independent existence in a world of its own.

Ambrose Bierce

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