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The Dictionary





                                           The actual book sits in front of me as I venture on to write

                                           about  it. One of the most common books yet underrated,
                                           the dictionary has always had enough recognition from me.

                                           Thick; that word would be a good one to start with. The size of

                                           it is enough to scare off anyone who for once actually wants
                                           to approach it. And the extremely small sized text intimidates

                                           one who had mustered the courage to pick it up.

                                             The blue hard covered book sits in front of me: the edges

                                           are excessively tattered; however the wisdom-filled pages are

                                           intact. One advantage of having a dictionary at hand, which
               Joseph Beniel J             is also practically the only use for it except when you’re really
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                                           sleepy but haven’t a pillow near, is that you can refer to the

                                           meanings of the words your mind nudges at you or the ones

                                           from your eyes. Given the extreme value of this particular

                                           book, in the current scenario it is one of the least considered
                                           books. Yes, we do go to it when we want to know the meaning



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