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Definition
evil; very bad; or cruel and clever (like something of the devil)
- Number XVII appears to have been composed before rationing became serious; but in general the diabolical method of dating seems to bear no relation to terrestrial time and I have not attempted to reproduce it.Preface (82% in)
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