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Life and Fashion on the High Seas

Issue 23
May 1601

Still only one doubloon!

ANNOUNCING AN ANNOUNCEMENT

Ye Venerable and mo§t reliable §ource of mi§in§ormation declare§ that ye LIARS GUILD i§ heretoforth declared open for bufine§§ to all and §undrey, offering diver§ §ervice§ the manner of which are detailed below in detail. Ye§, the aincient wi§dom of the §ages of di§cord i§ now available to you at knockdown price§! We offer a di§creet, confidential §ervice fabricated ju§t for you! Here are ju§t a few o§ our §pecialitie§:

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InƒULTING

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BUILDING oneƒ PART UP

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FEEƒ DUE...

...vary according to the ßize of the pie and the quantity of pork required to fill ßaid pie. in general, chargeß are made depending on the exact degree of codßwallop needed to fool the average bloke: per Feltz of exageration; per Nixon of ßlander; per Clarie of innuendo; per Hubbard of fabrication, and per Norton of bravado.

DIƒCLAIMER

All our ßerviceß carry a ßurcharge of an undetermined amount. Thiß if ußually ußed to help keep our memberß out of hofpital, or to pay off variouß thugß who would be very keen to know of their wheraboutß. Look on it aß a ßort of depoßit, that you get back if our memberß get out of, ßay, the drow encampment after having told the queen that her foldierß look a bit ßtupid with all thoße ßpider motiff on their uniformß. Look, it’ß fair enough really, it’ß all very well uß pulling the lower limbß of the being of your choice but itf not exactly without rißk if it?

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