REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide. (Ambrose Bierce)

REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.

Ambrose Bierce

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