“And this? Aldhelm of Malmesbury. Listen to this page: 'Primitus pantorum procerum poematorum pio potissimum paternoque presertim privilegio panegiricum poemataque passim prosatori sub polo promulgatas.' ... The words all begin with the same letter!""The men of my islands are all a bit mad," William said proudly.”
Umberto Eco
The Name of the Rose
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