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«Good-by, cousin,» the country mouse squealed as he leaped through the hole in the pantry wall. «I'm going backto the meadow in the country. I prefer to live with the woods, the tall mountains and the fresh gurgling streams rather than in your exciting city.»
Th e M о ra l A simple meal eaten in peace is better than a banquet eaten in fear and trembling.
(From Aesop Fables, compiled by J.N. Quinter)
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«How do you feel, Tenente?»1 Piani asked. We were going along the side of a road crowded with vehicles and troops. «Fine.» «I'm tired of this walking.» «Well, all we have to do is walk now. We don't have to worry.» «Bonello was a fool.» «He was a fool all right.» «What will you do about him, Tenente?» «I don't know.» «Can't you just put him down as taken prisoner?» 155
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