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Havana splendid time

NOW DO NOT MISUNDERSTAND ME. Smoking tobacco is bad for your health. You should not do it. To smoke is foolish. Just as you should not drink overmuch whisky or go out in a storm without a coat. These are also dangerous to your health. To get soaked (in both senses) is foolish.

Smoking is also bad for the health of others. You should. However, if you belong to that vast majority of humanity which is often foolish and sometimes selfish, feel free to read on.

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