"I have called you together, gentlemen, to tell you an unpleasant piece of news. Damn it, what a great line to start a play. I'll have to suggest it to someone. ["I have called you together, gentlemen, to tell you an unpleasant piece of news" is the first line from Nikolai Gogol's comedy "The Inspector-General" (1836)]"
January 1, 1970
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