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Dachshund: A Half-a-dog High And A Dog-and-a-half Long.
-H. L. Mencken
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Dachshund: A Half-a-dog High And
H. L. Mencken
Dachshund: A Half-a-dog High And A Dog-and-a-half Long.
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