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$ fortune | cowsay

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/ Periphrasis is the putting of things in \
| a round-about way. "The cost may be     |
| upwards of a figure rather below 10m#." |
| is a periphrasis for The cost may be    |
| nearly 10m#. "In Paris there reigns a   |
| complete absence of really reliable     |
| news" is a periphrasis for There is no  |
| reliable news in Paris. "Rarely does    |
| the 'Little Summer' linger until        |
| November, but at times its stay has     |
| been prolonged until quite late in the  |
| year's penultimate month" contains a    |
| periphrasis for November, and another   |
| for lingers. "The answer is in the      |
| negative" is a periphrasis for No. "Was |
| made the recipient of" is a periphrasis |
| for Was presented with. The periphrasis |
| style is hardly possible on any         |
| considerable scale without much use of  |
| abstract nouns such as "basis, case,    |
| character, connexion, dearth,           |
| description, duration, framework, lack, |
| nature, reference, regard, respect".    |
| The existence of abstract nouns is a    |
| proof that abstract thought has         |
| occurred; abstract thought is a mark of |
| civilized man; and so it has come about |
| that periphrasis and civilization are   |
| by many held to be inseparable. These   |
| good people feel that there is an       |
| almost indecent nakedness, a reversion  |
| to barbarism, in saying No news is good |
| news instead of "The absence of         |
| intelligence is an indication of        |
| satisfactory developments."             |
|                                         |
\ -- Fowler's English Usage               /
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$output = shell_exec("/usr/games/fortune | /usr/games/cowsay");
echo $output;