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Reread lines 19–21.
Where does Twain use
understatement in this
passage?

Reread lines 19–21. Where does Twain use understatement in this passage?-example-1
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Roughing It is a semi-autobiographical work by Mark Twain, so the fact he is such an acclaimed writer and refers to himself in this passage as a "tolerable printer" is a severe understatement. He clearly was more than just 'tolerable', as he became so famous in the field. 
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