NOISE, n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization. (Ambrose Bierce)

NOISE, n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization.

Ambrose Bierce

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