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A man describes his birth and upbringing through the adventures of his family.

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of⁠⸺⁠But who ever thought, cried Kysarcius , of lying with his grandmother?⁠⸻The young gentleman, replied Yorick , whom Selden speaks of⁠⸺⁠who not only thought of it, but justified his intention to his father by the argument drawn from the law of retaliation.⁠—“You lay, Sir, with my mother,” said the lad⁠—“why may not I lie with yours?”⁠⸺’Tis the Argumentum commune , added Yorick .⁠⸺’Tis as good, replied Eugenius , taking down his hat, as they deserve.

The company broke up.

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