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Elbows Up, Darnit!

Elbows Up, Darnit!

The Statue of Liberty has an identity problem.

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Margaret Atwood
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Where have I been? Down, down, deep down under the sea, studying evil magic in the wizards’ school of Domdaniel …. No, I take that back. I was exploring the fragments of vanished civilizations of long ago. (It’s called “editing your memoir.”)

Then I floated back up to the surface, took off my diving suit, and caught up with the news. To my horror, I lea…

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