Nathan Hale

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:Nathan Hale: /n./ An asterisk (see also splat, [[ASCII]]). Oh, you want an etymology? Notionally, from "I regret that I have only one asterisk for my country!", a misquote of the famous remark uttered by Nathan Hale just before he was hanged. Hale was a (failed) spy for the rebels in the American War of Independence.
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