diff --git a/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes b/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes
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@@ -15979,6 +15979,9 @@ Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.
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 Don't mind him; politicians always sound like that.
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+Don't patch bad code -- rewrite it.
+		-- "The Elements of Programming Style", Kernighan and Plauger
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 Don't plan any hasty moves.
 You'll be evicted soon anyway.
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