Sorry to be so dense, Michael. I think people recommend deleting AI prefs FAR more often than they should, but I also think that has become the conventional-wisdom catch-all because it has a basis in fact. The Benjamin Bussey Collection at the Clements holds letters from acquaintances, organizations, and even strangers asking Bussey for loans and charity. The breadth of his reading can be seen in the list of sources provided at the end of the book as well as the citations given throughout the text. Then all will be joy to the chaps who fly, But days full of fear and dread For the common people who have to dodge Things dropping from overhead.
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