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"It's obvious that it's after dinner," says Kay, unable to hold his tongue. "There are more words in a potful of wine than in a barrel of beer".

— Chrétien de Troyes

Bien pert que c'est aprés mangier,
Fet Kex, qui teire ne se pot
Plus a paroles an plain pot
De vin qu'an un mui de cervoise.

Original text (French)

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