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If you truly want to amaze, if you want to tame the reader, here's what you have to do. Be careful not to overdo it. This perfect two-digit number is blessed; double the second is the first, but that doesn't mean it's without rhyme; their sum will be nine, so don't make a fuss about it; if you want to know the product, hold on tight, it will make eighteen. Sixty-three stories, short but also more substantial, seasoned with a vein of irony, a dash of humor, a pinch of satire, a hint of sarcasm, and a few grains of healthy cynicism.