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Old 09-20-2024, 05:58 PM
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For those to never read Mark Twain: Taming the Bicycle

A quick, funny read:
https://americanliterature.com/autho...ng-the-bicycle
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Old 09-21-2024, 10:17 AM
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This is great! Thanks for posting. I teach Twain once in a while, but did not know about this hilarious essay.
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Old 09-21-2024, 07:01 PM
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Smile "Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."

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Part I reads like my first attempts with Look clipless pedals when they first came out.
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Old 09-21-2024, 08:35 PM
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This is great! Thanks for posting. I teach Twain once in a while, but did not know about this hilarious essay.
Yeah, it says it was never published in any of his books.
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