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I was third or fourth choice, the next in line to play, and I felt that I'd half-proved to Fabio what I could do.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2012

"And why should I keep my word to a half-proved spirit such as you?"

From Gulliver of Mars by Arnold, Edwin Lester Linden