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Reading the OED by Ammon Shea

By Shyam K. Sriram

From suffering splitting headaches to experiencing a sudden episode of hysterical blindness, where everything turns gray for a few hours, Shea experiences every possible emotion and heath concern while “eating the alphabet”. [26 November 2008]