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Northrop Frye Quotes: The fable says that the tortoise won in the end, which is consoling, but the hare shows a good deal of speed and few signs of tiring.
         

The fable says that the tortoise won in the end, which is consoling, but the hare shows a good deal of speed and few signs of tiring.


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