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" For centuries, pates have been one of the greatest vehicles for wild game. But making a pate, which is nothing more than a meatloaf, has tended to be a laborious task, with ingredient lists as long as a shotgun barrel. "

Jonathan Miles

Task

Wild

Nothing

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Song

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Metaphor

Little

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Banal

Never

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Crazy

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