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A rumour circulates that Professor Peaseblossom of the University of Cram-Cram is the unmarried father of twins. It is a major topic of conversation among students and his colleagues, and of particular concern to the wife of the Vicar because Peaseblossom is a churchwarden. The rumour is not true, but the Vicar's wife is not convinced, believing that 'Nothing is impossible to a man of [Peaseblossom's] Communistic views'.
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Author's note: The Minister for Customs, the Hon. Methuselah Jeremiah, has prohibited the public performance of this play, and banned from circulation all printed editions except those priced at a guinea and upwards ... Expurgated editions, omitting the word 'damned', the remarks about the Trinity, the thirty-nine Articles and the possible future of the churchwardens' souls, and all references to the twins, may be had on application to the Registrar ...
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