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The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrim's Progress
Published 1869 by the American Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut.
Author: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka, Mark Twain
Transcript
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What a beautiful day. Do you know what
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What a beautiful day. Do you know what that is over there? That's a library.
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that is over there? That's a library.
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that is over there? That's a library. And you know what's in libraries? Books.
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And you know what's in libraries? Books.
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And you know what's in libraries? Books. It's the sometimes vlog. It's a vlog
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It's the sometimes vlog. It's a vlog
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It's the sometimes vlog. It's a vlog that happens sometimes. Yes. This is the
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that happens sometimes. Yes. This is the
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that happens sometimes. Yes. This is the Monrovia Public Library. And in the
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Monrovia Public Library. And in the
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Monrovia Public Library. And in the library are books. Today I am very
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library are books. Today I am very
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library are books. Today I am very excited. So excited. I didn't really
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excited. So excited. I didn't really
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excited. So excited. I didn't really know what to do with myself, which is
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know what to do with myself, which is
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know what to do with myself, which is why I drove all the way to Monrovia
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why I drove all the way to Monrovia
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why I drove all the way to Monrovia here, like an hour away from my house.
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here, like an hour away from my house.
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here, like an hour away from my house. Actually, there was a bunch of traffic,
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Actually, there was a bunch of traffic,
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Actually, there was a bunch of traffic, so it took even longer than that to get
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so it took even longer than that to get
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so it took even longer than that to get here from my house just to be in this
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here from my house just to be in this
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here from my house just to be in this park, Library Park, in front of the
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park, Library Park, in front of the
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park, Library Park, in front of the Monrovia Public Library. And the reason
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Monrovia Public Library. And the reason
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Monrovia Public Library. And the reason is, well, it involves a little
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is, well, it involves a little
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is, well, it involves a little backstory. My mother taught me to love
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backstory. My mother taught me to love
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backstory. My mother taught me to love books. My dad, too, to a degree. They
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books. My dad, too, to a degree. They
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books. My dad, too, to a degree. They both read me books. They figured
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both read me books. They figured
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both read me books. They figured probably it was the only way to get me
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probably it was the only way to get me
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probably it was the only way to get me to sit still was to teach me to read
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to sit still was to teach me to read
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to sit still was to teach me to read good. And so, I was a great reader. I
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good. And so, I was a great reader. I
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good. And so, I was a great reader. I could read when I was like four or five
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could read when I was like four or five
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could read when I was like four or five years old, very, very small. I could
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years old, very, very small. I could
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years old, very, very small. I could read books. And I started reading
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read books. And I started reading
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read books. And I started reading chapter books at a very young age and
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chapter books at a very young age and
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chapter books at a very young age and all this stuff. Always way ahead in high
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all this stuff. Always way ahead in high
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all this stuff. Always way ahead in high school. Like I already read the darn
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school. Like I already read the darn
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school. Like I already read the darn book. I don't want to read chapter 2
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book. I don't want to read chapter 2
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book. I don't want to read chapter 2 with Jimmy over there reading all slow
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with Jimmy over there reading all slow
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with Jimmy over there reading all slow and whatnot. Books were just kind of my
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and whatnot. Books were just kind of my
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and whatnot. Books were just kind of my thing. I love books. Like I said
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thing. I love books. Like I said
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thing. I love books. Like I said yesterday or whenever I have three books
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yesterday or whenever I have three books
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yesterday or whenever I have three books and I've read at least
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and I've read at least
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and I've read at least half of them. Anyway, when I was young,
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half of them. Anyway, when I was young,
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half of them. Anyway, when I was young, I read a book called Tom Sawyer. My
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I read a book called Tom Sawyer. My
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I read a book called Tom Sawyer. My teacher, Mrs. Leair, in the fifth grade
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teacher, Mrs. Leair, in the fifth grade
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teacher, Mrs. Leair, in the fifth grade gave me the copy of the book Tom Sawyer
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gave me the copy of the book Tom Sawyer
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gave me the copy of the book Tom Sawyer because she loved my performance as
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because she loved my performance as
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because she loved my performance as Huckleberry Finn so much. She said,
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Huckleberry Finn so much. She said,
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Huckleberry Finn so much. She said, "Huck, you are believable." Which is
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"Huck, you are believable." Which is
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"Huck, you are believable." Which is still the best compliment I have ever
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still the best compliment I have ever
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still the best compliment I have ever gotten from a teacher or anybody in my
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gotten from a teacher or anybody in my
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gotten from a teacher or anybody in my whole life. I loved the book Tom Sawyer
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whole life. I loved the book Tom Sawyer
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whole life. I loved the book Tom Sawyer and that led me to start reading
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and that led me to start reading
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and that led me to start reading Huckleberry Fin, The Adventures of Well,
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Huckleberry Fin, The Adventures of Well,
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Huckleberry Fin, The Adventures of Well, Adventures, not The Adventures,
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Adventures, not The Adventures,
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Adventures, not The Adventures, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn over and
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn over and
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn over and over and over and over again through the
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over and over and over again through the
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over and over and over again through the years when I would travel the country
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years when I would travel the country
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years when I would travel the country and tour and cross the Mississippi River
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and tour and cross the Mississippi River
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and tour and cross the Mississippi River in my band going over I just said across
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in my band going over I just said across
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in my band going over I just said across the country. Boy, sometimes I can't
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the country. Boy, sometimes I can't
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the country. Boy, sometimes I can't talk. I'm just too excited. I would
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talk. I'm just too excited. I would
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talk. I'm just too excited. I would always have a copy of The Adventures of
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always have a copy of The Adventures of
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always have a copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and I would read a
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Huckleberry Finn and I would read a
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Huckleberry Finn and I would read a little bit of it. I even have a Mark
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little bit of it. I even have a Mark
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little bit of it. I even have a Mark Twain tattoo on my arm. I've of course
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Twain tattoo on my arm. I've of course
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Twain tattoo on my arm. I've of course traveled to Hannibal, Missouri, Mark
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traveled to Hannibal, Missouri, Mark
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traveled to Hannibal, Missouri, Mark Twain's boy at home town and done vlogs
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Twain's boy at home town and done vlogs
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Twain's boy at home town and done vlogs there. Actually, I think the second
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there. Actually, I think the second
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there. Actually, I think the second Sometimes vlog ever was done in
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Sometimes vlog ever was done in
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Sometimes vlog ever was done in Hannibal, Missouri and I started the
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Hannibal, Missouri and I started the
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Hannibal, Missouri and I started the Sometimes Vlog cuz I knew I was going on
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Sometimes Vlog cuz I knew I was going on
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Sometimes Vlog cuz I knew I was going on that trip and I wanted to share some of
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that trip and I wanted to share some of
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that trip and I wanted to share some of the trip. I did a random land video
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the trip. I did a random land video
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the trip. I did a random land video there. I've also visited Mark Twain's
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there. I've also visited Mark Twain's
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there. I've also visited Mark Twain's birthplace. I've also done all kinds of
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birthplace. I've also done all kinds of
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birthplace. I've also done all kinds of crazy stuff involving Mark Twain and
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crazy stuff involving Mark Twain and
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crazy stuff involving Mark Twain and something very exciting has happened.
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something very exciting has happened.
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something very exciting has happened. Little more backstory. Bear with me for
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Little more backstory. Bear with me for
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Little more backstory. Bear with me for a second. Then as I got older, I was
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a second. Then as I got older, I was
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a second. Then as I got older, I was like, well, no, Huckleberry Finn and all
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like, well, no, Huckleberry Finn and all
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like, well, no, Huckleberry Finn and all these books are so fascinating, such a
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these books are so fascinating, such a
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these books are so fascinating, such a sense of adventure. And I started to
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sense of adventure. And I started to
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sense of adventure. And I started to learn more about the man himself. So
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learn more about the man himself. So
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learn more about the man himself. So then I started getting into the history
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then I started getting into the history
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then I started getting into the history of the man, Mark Twain, who lived this
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of the man, Mark Twain, who lived this
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of the man, Mark Twain, who lived this super interesting lifestyle. He was
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super interesting lifestyle. He was
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super interesting lifestyle. He was probably America's like first rock star,
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probably America's like first rock star,
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probably America's like first rock star, his huge celebrity. But everywhere I
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his huge celebrity. But everywhere I
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his huge celebrity. But everywhere I would read anything about Mark Twain,
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would read anything about Mark Twain,
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would read anything about Mark Twain, before I started really reading
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before I started really reading
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before I started really reading biographies and stuff, I would just
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biographies and stuff, I would just
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biographies and stuff, I would just notice things saying he was a great
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notice things saying he was a great
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notice things saying he was a great humorist. He was really funny. Now, Tom
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humorist. He was really funny. Now, Tom
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humorist. He was really funny. Now, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, more
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Sawyer and Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, more
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Sawyer and Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, more than Huck Finn, but both those books
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than Huck Finn, but both those books
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than Huck Finn, but both those books have a little bit of like a sense of
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have a little bit of like a sense of
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have a little bit of like a sense of humor to them, but they're not
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humor to them, but they're not
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humor to them, but they're not particularly funny. So, I was like, why
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particularly funny. So, I was like, why
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particularly funny. So, I was like, why does everyone say Mark Twain is funny?
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does everyone say Mark Twain is funny?
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does everyone say Mark Twain is funny? So, I went back, found out what Mark
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So, I went back, found out what Mark
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So, I went back, found out what Mark Twain's first book was. It's called The
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Twain's first book was. It's called The
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Twain's first book was. It's called The Innocence Abroad. I've talked about this
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Innocence Abroad. I've talked about this
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Innocence Abroad. I've talked about this a lot. Even when I was in France, I went
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a lot. Even when I was in France, I went
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a lot. Even when I was in France, I went to the hotel he stayed at in Paris for
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to the hotel he stayed at in Paris for
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to the hotel he stayed at in Paris for the Innocence Abroad. And I bought it
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the Innocence Abroad. And I bought it
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the Innocence Abroad. And I bought it and I read it and it was the funniest
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and I read it and it was the funniest
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and I read it and it was the funniest book I ever read in my entire life. I
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book I ever read in my entire life. I
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book I ever read in my entire life. I literally laughed out loud. I don't
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literally laughed out loud. I don't
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literally laughed out loud. I don't think I had ever done that before from a
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think I had ever done that before from a
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think I had ever done that before from a book. Like being up at night reading,
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book. Like being up at night reading,
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book. Like being up at night reading, trying to be all quiet and reading this
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trying to be all quiet and reading this
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trying to be all quiet and reading this book and laughing out loud like a crazy
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book and laughing out loud like a crazy
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book and laughing out loud like a crazy person. I love love love this book. This
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person. I love love love this book. This
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person. I love love love this book. This vlog today is a little personal. That's
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vlog today is a little personal. That's
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vlog today is a little personal. That's why it's just pretty much you're just
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why it's just pretty much you're just
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why it's just pretty much you're just going to look at my face, but I just I
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going to look at my face, but I just I
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going to look at my face, but I just I wanted to tell you about these really
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wanted to tell you about these really
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wanted to tell you about these really exciting things. So, I love this book.
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exciting things. So, I love this book.
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exciting things. So, I love this book. It made me very excited. I bought a just
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It made me very excited. I bought a just
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It made me very excited. I bought a just like a little The first copy I had of it
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like a little The first copy I had of it
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like a little The first copy I had of it was seriously like a dollar. Look at you
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was seriously like a dollar. Look at you
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was seriously like a dollar. Look at you can see all these people walking around
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can see all these people walking around
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can see all these people walking around enjoying Monroia today here. Anyway, the
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enjoying Monroia today here. Anyway, the
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enjoying Monroia today here. Anyway, the first book I bought of it was uh in
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first book I bought of it was uh in
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first book I bought of it was uh in Acres of Books in Long Beach, this old
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Acres of Books in Long Beach, this old
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Acres of Books in Long Beach, this old bookstore, paperback version. It was
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bookstore, paperback version. It was
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bookstore, paperback version. It was like a couple of cents. I read that book
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like a couple of cents. I read that book
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like a couple of cents. I read that book crazy until it started falling apart. I
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crazy until it started falling apart. I
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crazy until it started falling apart. I got better copies. I got better copies.
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got better copies. I got better copies.
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got better copies. I got better copies. And then I started to learn about Mark
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And then I started to learn about Mark
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And then I started to learn about Mark Twain, the man, and I read about how his
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Twain, the man, and I read about how his
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Twain, the man, and I read about how his first book really came together and how
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first book really came together and how
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first book really came together and how he had to like put it together from all
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he had to like put it together from all
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he had to like put it together from all these letters that he had written on
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these letters that he had written on
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these letters that he had written on this cruise. And the Innocence Abroad is
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this cruise. And the Innocence Abroad is
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this cruise. And the Innocence Abroad is a book about going overseas for the
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a book about going overseas for the
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a book about going overseas for the first American kind of like luxury
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first American kind of like luxury
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first American kind of like luxury cruise. They went to Europe and they
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cruise. They went to Europe and they
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cruise. They went to Europe and they looked all over Europe. Then they went
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looked all over Europe. Then they went
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looked all over Europe. Then they went to the Holy Land, Palestine, Jerusalem.
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to the Holy Land, Palestine, Jerusalem.
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to the Holy Land, Palestine, Jerusalem. They looked at all these crazy places.
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They looked at all these crazy places.
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They looked at all these crazy places. And it was the first real American
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And it was the first real American
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And it was the first real American perspective on Europe and the Holy Land
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perspective on Europe and the Holy Land
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perspective on Europe and the Holy Land where he wasn't just like, "Isn't this
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where he wasn't just like, "Isn't this
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where he wasn't just like, "Isn't this neat? Isn't this wonderful?" He was
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neat? Isn't this wonderful?" He was
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neat? Isn't this wonderful?" He was like, "This is dumb." Like some of the
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like, "This is dumb." Like some of the
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like, "This is dumb." Like some of the stuff like, "This is dumb. Can never
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stuff like, "This is dumb. Can never
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stuff like, "This is dumb. Can never make these French people understand
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make these French people understand
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make these French people understand their own language." Like really, really
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their own language." Like really, really
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their own language." Like really, really funny. I don't want to spoil it for you.
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funny. I don't want to spoil it for you.
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funny. I don't want to spoil it for you. It's super, super funny and super, super
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It's super, super funny and super, super
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It's super, super funny and super, super good. So, I've always loved this book.
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good. So, I've always loved this book.
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good. So, I've always loved this book. But as I was reading about Mark Twain
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But as I was reading about Mark Twain
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But as I was reading about Mark Twain putting together this book and arguing
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putting together this book and arguing
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putting together this book and arguing back and forth with the publisher and it
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back and forth with the publisher and it
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back and forth with the publisher and it took forever to get this book out. He
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took forever to get this book out. He
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took forever to get this book out. He wrote it in 1867. It wasn't published
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wrote it in 1867. It wasn't published
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wrote it in 1867. It wasn't published till 1869. That's two long years going
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till 1869. That's two long years going
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till 1869. That's two long years going back and forth over illustrations and
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back and forth over illustrations and
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back and forth over illustrations and different things. I kept wanting a copy
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different things. I kept wanting a copy
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different things. I kept wanting a copy of the book as it originally appeared.
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of the book as it originally appeared.
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of the book as it originally appeared. Like a first edition sort of thing where
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Like a first edition sort of thing where
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Like a first edition sort of thing where like I wanted the one that Mark Twain
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like I wanted the one that Mark Twain
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like I wanted the one that Mark Twain looked at because he spent all this
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looked at because he spent all this
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looked at because he spent all this effort and time on the illustrations of
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effort and time on the illustrations of
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effort and time on the illustrations of the book. A lot of the text refers to
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the book. A lot of the text refers to
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the book. A lot of the text refers to pictures and different things and I
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pictures and different things and I
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pictures and different things and I never saw them. So, I always wanted a
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never saw them. So, I always wanted a
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never saw them. So, I always wanted a version with the original illustration.
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version with the original illustration.
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version with the original illustration. So, then I got like modern. I know this
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So, then I got like modern. I know this
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So, then I got like modern. I know this is boring for some of you, but I don't
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is boring for some of you, but I don't
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is boring for some of you, but I don't even care. I got a modern copy of it
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even care. I got a modern copy of it
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even care. I got a modern copy of it that had plates like copies of the
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that had plates like copies of the
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that had plates like copies of the original illustrations and I read that
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original illustrations and I read that
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original illustrations and I read that and that was pretty cool. But always for
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and that was pretty cool. But always for
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and that was pretty cool. But always for the past 10 years, I've gone on eBay and
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the past 10 years, I've gone on eBay and
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the past 10 years, I've gone on eBay and looked up first editions or early
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looked up first editions or early
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looked up first editions or early editions. Like first edition means the
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editions. Like first edition means the
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editions. Like first edition means the first time they printed a book, right?
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first time they printed a book, right?
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first time they printed a book, right? So like the very very first time they
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So like the very very first time they
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So like the very very first time they printed the very very first copies of
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printed the very very first copies of
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printed the very very first copies of like say Harry Potter or something like
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like say Harry Potter or something like
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like say Harry Potter or something like that. That's the first edition. But then
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that. That's the first edition. But then
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that. That's the first edition. But then they take those same printing plates and
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they take those same printing plates and
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they take those same printing plates and they make more copies that look exactly
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they make more copies that look exactly
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they make more copies that look exactly the same. They feel exactly the same.
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the same. They feel exactly the same.
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the same. They feel exactly the same. They have the same cover, the same pages
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They have the same cover, the same pages
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They have the same cover, the same pages and all that stuff. But they weren't
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and all that stuff. But they weren't
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and all that stuff. But they weren't necessarily the first printing. Do you
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necessarily the first printing. Do you
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necessarily the first printing. Do you understand? But it's still that same
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understand? But it's still that same
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understand? But it's still that same first book. It came out the exact way it
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first book. It came out the exact way it
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first book. It came out the exact way it came out when it first came out. All
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came out when it first came out. All
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came out when it first came out. All that kind of stuff. So that's what I was
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that kind of stuff. So that's what I was
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that kind of stuff. So that's what I was looking for. just one that looked like
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looking for. just one that looked like
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looking for. just one that looked like exactly like the one came from the same
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exactly like the one came from the same
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exactly like the one came from the same publisher, the same printing plates as
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publisher, the same printing plates as
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publisher, the same printing plates as one Mark Twain would have seen in his
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one Mark Twain would have seen in his
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one Mark Twain would have seen in his lifetime. Right? So for for 10 years, I
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lifetime. Right? So for for 10 years, I
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lifetime. Right? So for for 10 years, I have been bidding on eBay. They always
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have been bidding on eBay. They always
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have been bidding on eBay. They always start around 20, 30, 40 bucks, and I've
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start around 20, 30, 40 bucks, and I've
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start around 20, 30, 40 bucks, and I've been bidding on them every single time I
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been bidding on them every single time I
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been bidding on them every single time I see one for 10 years, and they always go
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see one for 10 years, and they always go
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see one for 10 years, and they always go up to three or $400. So I always put in
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up to three or $400. So I always put in
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up to three or $400. So I always put in like the first bid, and then I quit. 10
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like the first bid, and then I quit. 10
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like the first bid, and then I quit. 10 years has gone by. 10 long and lonely
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years has gone by. 10 long and lonely
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years has gone by. 10 long and lonely years. This is I started about in 2005
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years. This is I started about in 2005
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years. This is I started about in 2005 or 2006 doing this and I have like if
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or 2006 doing this and I have like if
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or 2006 doing this and I have like if you were to be able to look at my eBay
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you were to be able to look at my eBay
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you were to be able to look at my eBay history, I have bid on hundreds and
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history, I have bid on hundreds and
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history, I have bid on hundreds and hundreds of these things and finally it
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hundreds of these things and finally it
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hundreds of these things and finally it came
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came
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came to my very literal amazement. I finally
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to my very literal amazement. I finally
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to my very literal amazement. I finally put in a bid. I think this one was $20.
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put in a bid. I think this one was $20.
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put in a bid. I think this one was $20. I put in a bid for 30 and I won. And not
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I put in a bid for 30 and I won. And not
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I put in a bid for 30 and I won. And not only did I win this book, but I actually
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only did I win this book, but I actually
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only did I win this book, but I actually also won a second one that I had bid on
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also won a second one that I had bid on
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also won a second one that I had bid on that I knew I would lose both. And
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that I knew I would lose both. And
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that I knew I would lose both. And there's another one on the way, but
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there's another one on the way, but
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there's another one on the way, but that's I don't know what I'm going to do
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that's I don't know what I'm going to do
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that's I don't know what I'm going to do about that. But that's neither here nor
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about that. But that's neither here nor
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about that. But that's neither here nor there. Look, finally I have a copy of
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there. Look, finally I have a copy of
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there. Look, finally I have a copy of The Innocence Abroad or The New
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The Innocence Abroad or The New
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The Innocence Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress. The New Pilgrims
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Pilgrim's Progress. The New Pilgrims
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Pilgrim's Progress. The New Pilgrims Progress as it was called by Mark Twain
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Progress as it was called by Mark Twain
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Progress as it was called by Mark Twain with the original fronts piece and
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with the original fronts piece and
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with the original fronts piece and illustrations. This thing is huge and
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illustrations. This thing is huge and
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illustrations. This thing is huge and thick and look at the size. Look at the
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thick and look at the size. Look at the
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thick and look at the size. Look at the size of this book. It's like an old
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size of this book. It's like an old
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size of this book. It's like an old Bible. Now, this is a copy printed in 19
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Bible. Now, this is a copy printed in 19
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Bible. Now, this is a copy printed in 19 I forget 1902 or something. So just just
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I forget 1902 or something. So just just
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I forget 1902 or something. So just just after Mark Twain's death or right around
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after Mark Twain's death or right around
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after Mark Twain's death or right around the time of his life and these books
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the time of his life and these books
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the time of his life and these books were not sold in a bookstore at the time
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were not sold in a bookstore at the time
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were not sold in a bookstore at the time Mark Twain first started his career the
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Mark Twain first started his career the
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Mark Twain first started his career the average guy didn't buy books. The
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average guy didn't buy books. The
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average guy didn't buy books. The average guy had just started reading
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average guy had just started reading
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average guy had just started reading newspapers and the penny newspapers were
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newspapers and the penny newspapers were
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newspapers and the penny newspapers were becoming a thing and reading was just
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becoming a thing and reading was just
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becoming a thing and reading was just becoming cool and so they didn't have
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becoming cool and so they didn't have
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becoming cool and so they didn't have bookstores the way they have them now.
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bookstores the way they have them now.
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bookstores the way they have them now. When they did have bookstores and people
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When they did have bookstores and people
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When they did have bookstores and people would go in to buy the books they were
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would go in to buy the books they were
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would go in to buy the books they were usually fancy mean rich people and
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usually fancy mean rich people and
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usually fancy mean rich people and people with a lot of wealth and money.
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people with a lot of wealth and money.
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people with a lot of wealth and money. books were kind of expensive and then
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books were kind of expensive and then
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books were kind of expensive and then some enterprising entrepreneurial
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some enterprising entrepreneurial
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some enterprising entrepreneurial spirits in the United States of America
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spirits in the United States of America
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spirits in the United States of America got together and decided to sell books
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got together and decided to sell books
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got together and decided to sell books by subscription. So what that meant is
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by subscription. So what that meant is
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by subscription. So what that meant is people would go door to door with
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people would go door to door with
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people would go door to door with prospectless copies of books usually
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prospectless copies of books usually
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prospectless copies of books usually with nothing inside of them at first
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with nothing inside of them at first
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with nothing inside of them at first before the book came out and they would
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before the book came out and they would
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before the book came out and they would go, "Would you like to buy this book?
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go, "Would you like to buy this book?
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go, "Would you like to buy this book? It's a really funny book by so- and so
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It's a really funny book by so- and so
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It's a really funny book by so- and so and it's going to come out soon. It's
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and it's going to come out soon. It's
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and it's going to come out soon. It's going to be super handsome. There's
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going to be super handsome. There's
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going to be super handsome. There's going to be gold lettering on the sides
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going to be gold lettering on the sides
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going to be gold lettering on the sides and like three or 400 pictures and you
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and like three or 400 pictures and you
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and like three or 400 pictures and you can super super impress your friends."
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can super super impress your friends."
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can super super impress your friends." And that was kind of the way that
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And that was kind of the way that
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And that was kind of the way that publishers started getting people like
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publishers started getting people like
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publishers started getting people like normal people to buy books. Like look,
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normal people to buy books. Like look,
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normal people to buy books. Like look, it's a fancy thing. You're going to be
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it's a fancy thing. You're going to be
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it's a fancy thing. You're going to be able to pay now. We're going to ship it
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able to pay now. We're going to ship it
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able to pay now. We're going to ship it to you later. You can do it on an
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to you later. You can do it on an
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to you later. You can do it on an installment plan, a payment plan, all
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installment plan, a payment plan, all
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installment plan, a payment plan, all this kind of stuff. And so that is how
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this kind of stuff. And so that is how
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this kind of stuff. And so that is how the average guy started reading books.
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the average guy started reading books.
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the average guy started reading books. Of course, it didn't last too long. This
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Of course, it didn't last too long. This
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Of course, it didn't last too long. This is more like a 50-year thing. And by the
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is more like a 50-year thing. And by the
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is more like a 50-year thing. And by the time this one was printed in, boy, those
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time this one was printed in, boy, those
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time this one was printed in, boy, those motorcycles were loud over there. Right
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motorcycles were loud over there. Right
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motorcycles were loud over there. Right off Route 66, you'll have to part of
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off Route 66, you'll have to part of
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off Route 66, you'll have to part of those guys. By the time this book was
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those guys. By the time this book was
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those guys. By the time this book was printed in like the turn of the last
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printed in like the turn of the last
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printed in like the turn of the last century, that was really kind of on the
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century, that was really kind of on the
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century, that was really kind of on the way out and books were bookstores were
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way out and books were bookstores were
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way out and books were bookstores were becoming more common, that kind of
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becoming more common, that kind of
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becoming more common, that kind of thing. But that's why these original
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thing. But that's why these original
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thing. But that's why these original editions of Mark Twain stuff have so
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editions of Mark Twain stuff have so
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editions of Mark Twain stuff have so many pictures, so many very detailed
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many pictures, so many very detailed
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many pictures, so many very detailed illustrations which were made from
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illustrations which were made from
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illustrations which were made from photographs of his trip, which were made
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photographs of his trip, which were made
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photographs of his trip, which were made from postcards and photos of actual
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from postcards and photos of actual
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from postcards and photos of actual people that he knew. So when he would
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people that he knew. So when he would
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people that he knew. So when he would talk about somebody, even though he
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talk about somebody, even though he
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talk about somebody, even though he would use like a a different name for
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would use like a a different name for
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would use like a a different name for them, he would give the engraver a
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them, he would give the engraver a
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them, he would give the engraver a picture of that person and they would
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picture of that person and they would
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picture of that person and they would base the character in the illustrations
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base the character in the illustrations
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base the character in the illustrations of the book off that person. So for me,
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of the book off that person. So for me,
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of the book off that person. So for me, I've always this is like my favorite
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I've always this is like my favorite
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I've always this is like my favorite thing. Like Star Wars is my favorite
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thing. Like Star Wars is my favorite
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thing. Like Star Wars is my favorite movie. This is my favorite book. I love
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movie. This is my favorite book. I love
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movie. This is my favorite book. I love this book as much as you love Star Wars.
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this book as much as you love Star Wars.
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this book as much as you love Star Wars. If you're a crazy Star Wars fan or
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If you're a crazy Star Wars fan or
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If you're a crazy Star Wars fan or something like that, I want to go to the
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something like that, I want to go to the
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something like that, I want to go to the places in this book. And when I go when
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places in this book. And when I go when
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places in this book. And when I go when I have been to some of these places like
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I have been to some of these places like
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I have been to some of these places like the one in France and stuff, I don't
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the one in France and stuff, I don't
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the one in France and stuff, I don't think, "Wow, I'm standing in Paris, the
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think, "Wow, I'm standing in Paris, the
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think, "Wow, I'm standing in Paris, the home of Napoleon, I think, wow, I'm
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home of Napoleon, I think, wow, I'm
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home of Napoleon, I think, wow, I'm standing in Paris where Mark Twain came
9:31
standing in Paris where Mark Twain came
9:31
standing in Paris where Mark Twain came once." That's how big of a fan I am of
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once." That's how big of a fan I am of
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once." That's how big of a fan I am of this book. I'm not going to lie, I'm a
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this book. I'm not going to lie, I'm a
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this book. I'm not going to lie, I'm a total fanboy when it comes to this.
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total fanboy when it comes to this.
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total fanboy when it comes to this. Anyway, because these books were sold by
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Anyway, because these books were sold by
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Anyway, because these books were sold by subscription, you had to have
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subscription, you had to have
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subscription, you had to have subscription agents. And inside of this
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subscription agents. And inside of this
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subscription agents. And inside of this book, I noticed this. Look at this. A
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book, I noticed this. Look at this. A
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book, I noticed this. Look at this. A stamp. Maurice W. machine agent Main
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stamp. Maurice W. machine agent Main
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stamp. Maurice W. machine agent Main Street Governor New York. There's also
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Street Governor New York. There's also
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Street Governor New York. There's also very weirdly a date stamp in here and
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very weirdly a date stamp in here and
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very weirdly a date stamp in here and it's in several other places inside of
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it's in several other places inside of
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it's in several other places inside of the book. Not just the agent's name, but
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the book. Not just the agent's name, but
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the book. Not just the agent's name, but also this date right here. Look at this
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also this date right here. Look at this
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also this date right here. Look at this book. It's so old and it smells so good.
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book. It's so old and it smells so good.
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book. It's so old and it smells so good. So, not only has my dream of owning one
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So, not only has my dream of owning one
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So, not only has my dream of owning one of the super early old school Mark Twain
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of the super early old school Mark Twain
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of the super early old school Mark Twain could have looked upon one exactly like
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could have looked upon one exactly like
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could have looked upon one exactly like this editions of this book come true at
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this editions of this book come true at
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this editions of this book come true at a super reasonable price, but it turns
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a super reasonable price, but it turns
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a super reasonable price, but it turns out that it may be stamped inside with
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out that it may be stamped inside with
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out that it may be stamped inside with one of the sales agents thing which is a
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one of the sales agents thing which is a
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one of the sales agents thing which is a reference to that little piece of
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reference to that little piece of
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reference to that little piece of history. This is how Mark Twain got so
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history. This is how Mark Twain got so
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history. This is how Mark Twain got so popular selling by subscription because
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popular selling by subscription because
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popular selling by subscription because books that were published by publishers
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books that were published by publishers
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books that were published by publishers and put in bookstores back there were
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and put in bookstores back there were
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and put in bookstores back there were about very fancy subjects or they had to
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about very fancy subjects or they had to
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about very fancy subjects or they had to be by Shakespeare or they had to be like
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be by Shakespeare or they had to be like
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be by Shakespeare or they had to be like the Bible or something like that. And
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the Bible or something like that. And
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the Bible or something like that. And this was the common man for the first
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this was the common man for the first
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this was the common man for the first time writing as an American in sort of
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time writing as an American in sort of
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time writing as an American in sort of common language and being funny and kind
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common language and being funny and kind
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common language and being funny and kind of rude and irreverent about very touchy
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of rude and irreverent about very touchy
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of rude and irreverent about very touchy subjects back then and kind of stuff
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subjects back then and kind of stuff
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subjects back then and kind of stuff like Mark Twain was inventing the
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like Mark Twain was inventing the
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like Mark Twain was inventing the American voice in this book and selling
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American voice in this book and selling
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American voice in this book and selling it, you know, to the common man through
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it, you know, to the common man through
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it, you know, to the common man through the subscription. This is a piece of
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the subscription. This is a piece of
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the subscription. This is a piece of history. I am super stoked to have this
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history. I am super stoked to have this
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history. I am super stoked to have this and I'm so excited. Of course, I had to
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and I'm so excited. Of course, I had to
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and I'm so excited. Of course, I had to share it with all of you, which it may
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share it with all of you, which it may
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share it with all of you, which it may bore some of you to tears. I'm sorry,
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bore some of you to tears. I'm sorry,
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bore some of you to tears. I'm sorry, but you should totally read this book,
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but you should totally read this book,
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but you should totally read this book, though. It's super radical. Like, if
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though. It's super radical. Like, if
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though. It's super radical. Like, if you're a reader at all, I challenge you
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you're a reader at all, I challenge you
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you're a reader at all, I challenge you to read this book. You can get it for
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to read this book. You can get it for
10:59
to read this book. You can get it for free if you get a Kindle app or the
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free if you get a Kindle app or the
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free if you get a Kindle app or the Apple Books app if you have an iPhone or
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Apple Books app if you have an iPhone or
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Apple Books app if you have an iPhone or something like that. You can download
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something like that. You can download
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something like that. You can download The Innocence Abroad or The New
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The Innocence Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress for free on your
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Pilgrim's Progress for free on your
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Pilgrim's Progress for free on your phone and read it for free. Anyway, I
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phone and read it for free. Anyway, I
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phone and read it for free. Anyway, I was so excited I had to show you. And
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was so excited I had to show you. And
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was so excited I had to show you. And who else can I show? What else can I do?
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who else can I show? What else can I do?
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who else can I show? What else can I do? Like I told you, I was so excited. I
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Like I told you, I was so excited. I
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Like I told you, I was so excited. I didn't know what to do. I told everybody
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didn't know what to do. I told everybody
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didn't know what to do. I told everybody about it. They were all like, "Neat. You
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about it. They were all like, "Neat. You
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about it. They were all like, "Neat. You like an old book. Good for you." So, I
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like an old book. Good for you." So, I
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like an old book. Good for you." So, I knew that I had to come and show this to
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knew that I had to come and show this to
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knew that I had to come and show this to the one person who would really care.
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the one person who would really care.
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the one person who would really care. Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain. Hey Mark, how's it going? It's been a
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Hey Mark, how's it going? It's been a
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Hey Mark, how's it going? It's been a while since we've talked. I know you're
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while since we've talked. I know you're
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while since we've talked. I know you're reading a book here. I know you're very
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reading a book here. I know you're very
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reading a book here. I know you're very busy. You're a big deal. I get that. I
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busy. You're a big deal. I get that. I
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busy. You're a big deal. I get that. I know. But you know, I'm your biggest fan
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know. But you know, I'm your biggest fan
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know. But you know, I'm your biggest fan and I just wanted to come and tell you I
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and I just wanted to come and tell you I
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and I just wanted to come and tell you I finally got one. I finally got one. The
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finally got one. I finally got one. The
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finally got one. I finally got one. The publican publican I'm excuse me the
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publican publican I'm excuse me the
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publican publican I'm excuse me the American publishing company's edition of
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American publishing company's edition of
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American publishing company's edition of the Innocence Abroad or the New
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the Innocence Abroad or the New
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the Innocence Abroad or the New Pilgrim's Progress is which what you I'm
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Pilgrim's Progress is which what you I'm
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Pilgrim's Progress is which what you I'm sorry I'm just so nervous which is what
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sorry I'm just so nervous which is what
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sorry I'm just so nervous which is what you originally wanted to call it of
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you originally wanted to call it of
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you originally wanted to call it of course but then they didn't want to do
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course but then they didn't want to do
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course but then they didn't want to do it because they didn't want you to mock
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it because they didn't want you to mock
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it because they didn't want you to mock the Pilgrim's Progress. So they were
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the Pilgrim's Progress. So they were
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the Pilgrim's Progress. So they were like, "What about the innocence abroad
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like, "What about the innocence abroad
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like, "What about the innocence abroad or the new?" And then you did it and you
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or the new?" And then you did it and you
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or the new?" And then you did it and you wrote it and it was really good. And
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wrote it and it was really good. And
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wrote it and it was really good. And this is it's funny the part way in there
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this is it's funny the part way in there
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this is it's funny the part way in there where you're like, "Is he dead?" And
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where you're like, "Is he dead?" And
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where you're like, "Is he dead?" And then you're like, "It's an Egyptian
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then you're like, "It's an Egyptian
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then you're like, "It's an Egyptian mommy. He's been dead for 3,000 years."
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mommy. He's been dead for 3,000 years."
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mommy. He's been dead for 3,000 years." And you're like, "But but is he dead?"
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And you're like, "But but is he dead?"
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And you're like, "But but is he dead?" Remember how like you had just met your
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Remember how like you had just met your
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Remember how like you had just met your future wife, Libby, and you were putting
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future wife, Libby, and you were putting
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future wife, Libby, and you were putting the letters of this into the book, and
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the letters of this into the book, and
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the letters of this into the book, and then you were looking over the different
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then you were looking over the different
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then you were looking over the different plates and stuff and making sure it was
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plates and stuff and making sure it was
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plates and stuff and making sure it was cool with her. And her family like hated
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cool with her. And her family like hated
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cool with her. And her family like hated you cuz you were like super way older
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you cuz you were like super way older
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you cuz you were like super way older than her, and you were like a bum, like
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than her, and you were like a bum, like
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than her, and you were like a bum, like some weird creative guy, and you were
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some weird creative guy, and you were
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some weird creative guy, and you were just like a writer and no one got it.
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just like a writer and no one got it.
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just like a writer and no one got it. and you were just like, "Dude, but I'm
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and you were just like, "Dude, but I'm
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and you were just like, "Dude, but I'm going to be the future." And then this
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going to be the future." And then this
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going to be the future." And then this became like a bestseller and you guys
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became like a bestseller and you guys
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became like a bestseller and you guys were married and you didn't publish this
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were married and you didn't publish this
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were married and you didn't publish this till you were 34. Mark Twain, the
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till you were 34. Mark Twain, the
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till you were 34. Mark Twain, the Lincoln of our literature, America's
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Lincoln of our literature, America's
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Lincoln of our literature, America's greatest author, didn't publish his
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greatest author, didn't publish his
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greatest author, didn't publish his first book till he was 34 years old. So,
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first book till he was 34 years old. So,
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first book till he was 34 years old. So, it's kind of like never too late for
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it's kind of like never too late for
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it's kind of like never too late for anyone. You can find your voice later in
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anyone. You can find your voice later in
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anyone. You can find your voice later in life and just like do stuff. And
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life and just like do stuff. And
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life and just like do stuff. And Huckleberry Finn wasn't written till
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Huckleberry Finn wasn't written till
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Huckleberry Finn wasn't written till like way way later. And that was a crazy
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like way way later. And that was a crazy
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like way way later. And that was a crazy good book with Jim and everything. And
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good book with Jim and everything. And
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good book with Jim and everything. And then people didn't like the ending, but
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then people didn't like the ending, but
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then people didn't like the ending, but the ending is really the most genius
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the ending is really the most genius
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the ending is really the most genius part. It's a whole metaphor for the
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part. It's a whole metaphor for the
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part. It's a whole metaphor for the reconstruction era and the failure of it
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reconstruction era and the failure of it
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reconstruction era and the failure of it and how we freed people but then we
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and how we freed people but then we
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and how we freed people but then we didn't treat them good and stuff. We
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didn't treat them good and stuff. We
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didn't treat them good and stuff. We were like we were weird. But then this
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were like we were weird. But then this
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were like we were weird. But then this book was so good and it was just like
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book was so good and it was just like
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book was so good and it was just like kind of like the first punk rock book
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kind of like the first punk rock book
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kind of like the first punk rock book ever and you were just so awesome and
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ever and you were just so awesome and
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ever and you were just so awesome and then you like ran around and I like when
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then you like ran around and I like when
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then you like ran around and I like when you were a minor in Virginia City and it
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you were a minor in Virginia City and it
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you were a minor in Virginia City and it was just really cool. I just really
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was just really cool. I just really
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was just really cool. I just really liked it.
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liked it.
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liked it. Mark
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Mark
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Mark anyway I know you're really busy. I just
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anyway I know you're really busy. I just
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anyway I know you're really busy. I just thought you'd be excited. I just wanted
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thought you'd be excited. I just wanted
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thought you'd be excited. I just wanted to show you. Drove an hour just to come
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to show you. Drove an hour just to come
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to show you. Drove an hour just to come and see and show you. But I know you got
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and see and show you. But I know you got
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and see and show you. But I know you got some reading to do and everything and
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some reading to do and everything and
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some reading to do and everything and you're a busy guy. But I love you. Love
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you're a busy guy. But I love you. Love
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you're a busy guy. But I love you. Love you, Mark. Got you. Got your back over
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you, Mark. Got you. Got your back over
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you, Mark. Got you. Got your back over here. You're my homie forever. Number
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here. You're my homie forever. Number
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here. You're my homie forever. Number one. Oh my gosh, I'm shaking. I totally
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one. Oh my gosh, I'm shaking. I totally
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one. Oh my gosh, I'm shaking. I totally showed Mark my book and I barely even
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showed Mark my book and I barely even
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showed Mark my book and I barely even fang girlled at all. I kept it cool.
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fang girlled at all. I kept it cool.
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fang girlled at all. I kept it cool. Oh, I just love you so much. Oh. Oh,
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Oh, I just love you so much. Oh. Oh,
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Oh, I just love you so much. Oh. Oh, you're hot. Hot. He's hot. Now, if he'd
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you're hot. Hot. He's hot. Now, if he'd
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you're hot. Hot. He's hot. Now, if he'd have asked me, I would have autographed
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have asked me, I would have autographed
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have asked me, I would have autographed his book, but he's gone home to sleep