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Game

1 passage in the novel carry this mark, in the order they appear.

I. A Fast-Fish belongs to the party fast to it.

II. A Loose-Fish is fair game for anybody who can soonest catch it.

But what plays the mischief with this masterly code is the admirable brevity of it, which necessitates a vast volume of commentaries to expound it.

Chapter 89, Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish · verse 4

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