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A Flourishing Industry

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Title:     A Flourishing Industry
Author: Ambrose Bierce [More Titles by Bierce]

"Are the industries of this country in a flourishing condition?" asked a Traveller from a Foreign Land of the first man he met in America.

"Splendid!" said the Man. "I have more orders than I can fill."

"What is your business?" the Traveller from a Foreign Land inquired.

The Man replied, "I make boxing-gloves for the tongues of pugilists."







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Ambrose Bierce's short story: A Flourishing Industry

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