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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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