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Cotton Mills


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A man went to the cotton mills and asked if he could speak to his mate, Fred. "Sorry", said the owner, "Fred's gone to get some cotton, he'll be back later".

Next day, the man went back to the mills, asked to speak to Fred again, and got the same reply - "He's gone for some cotton".

 

Two weeks later, the man went back to the mills, asked to speak to Fred, and was told that Fred had died, and was buried in the local cemetery.

 

The man decided to go there to pay his last respects to his friend.

When he got to the gravestone, there, written on it was,

 

[b'Fred', Gone, but not for cotton.[/b]

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