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Gertrude’s remedy for her mood swings was to print up hundreds of black-bordered calling cards embossed with the single word Woe, which she handed out gaily declaring, Woe is me.

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Gertrude’s remedy for her mood swings was to print up hundreds of black-bordered calling cards embossed with the single word Woe, which she handed out gaily declaring, Woe is me.

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