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Miguel de Cervantes Quotes: Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
         

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.


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Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
         



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