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When Victor Hugo's Les Miserables was first published, Hugo wrote to his publisher to enquire about its sales, with the laconic "?"; sales were excellent, so his publisher replied with "!", famously confirming the shortest correspondence on record.
I tried to reply to the OP with "?", feeling that more would have been superfluous, but the Board insisted that the message was too short.
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Use your imagination - add some white on white characters after ?: I am sure Hugo did exactly the same using milk.Originally posted by expatthe Board insisted that the message was too short.Comment
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He would have used NeigePaque.Originally posted by AtWUse your imagination - add some white on white characters after ?: I am sure Hugo did exactly the same using milk.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostWho is this Les, and why is he so Miserable?
Probably because he had a hunchback.Comment
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