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Sydney Smith

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Let onion atoms lurk within the bowl
And, scarce suspected, animate the whole.

 
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Let first the onion flourish there,
Rose among roots, the maiden-fair,
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“Sangamon’s Principle,” I said. “The simpler the molecule, the better the drug. So the best drug is oxygen. Only two atoms. The second-best, nitrous oxide—a mere three atoms. The third-best, ethanol—nine. Past that, you’re talking lots of atoms.”
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If I'm to bowl to Sachin, I will bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.

 
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