The Life of the Bee 
to contrive some form of arrangement; 
and, assuming that they had begun by in- 
juring each other, they would, as each 
one possesses the same strength as its 
fellow, soon have ended by doing each 
other the least possible harm, or, in other 
words, by rendering assistance. They 
have the appearance of understanding 
each other, and of working for a common 
aim ; and the observer, therefore, is apt to 
endow them with reasons and _ intellect 
that they truly are far from possessing. 
He will pretend to account for each 
action, show a reason behind every move- 
ment; and from thence the gradation is 
easy to proclaiming them marvels, or 
monsters, of innumerable ideas. Where- 
as the truth is that these ten thousand 
individuals, that have been produced sim- 
ultaneously, that have lived together, and 
undergone metamorphosis at more or less 
the same time, cannot fail all to do the 
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