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is a complex one. Before all t it is 

 of consequence to heap copious 

 insults on the horses, great, proud 

 beasts, who make no reply. 

 Meantime, you examine out of 

 the corner of your eye the persons 

 alighting. They are well-clad 

 and seem full of confidence. They 

 are probably going to sit at the 

 table of the gods. The proper 

 thing is to bark without acrimony, 

 with a shade of respect, so as to 

 show that you are doing your 

 duty, but that you are doing it 

 with intelligence. Nevertheless, 



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