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Mr. Almost cover
essay

差不多先生傳

Mr. Almost

Hu Shi · 1924

845 characters

satirephilosophy
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A satirical tale about 'Mr. Almost', a man whose indifference to precision leads to absurd—and fatal—consequences.

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