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blindly, and they follow any fool that 
happens to be at their head, instead of 
a leader, the best in the band, selected ^^f^^'?.^:*''^ 
because of his special fitness for the 
work in hand. And sheep, of all 
animals, are most like men, if the 
Prophets' analogies are to be trusted. 
Once, on the island of Nantucket, 
a flock of sheep strayed from the 
moors into the town in the early 
morning. On the 
