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A Parable

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The cheese-mites asked how the cheese got there,     And warmly debated the matter;     The Orthodox said that it came from the air,     And the Heretics said from the platter.     They argued it long and they argued it strong,     And I hear they are arguing now;     But of all the choice spirits who lived in the cheese,     Not one of them thought of a cow,

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