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... flea having recovered , the command " Jump ! " was given . The flea jumped . " Ah , " said the gentle- man obviously pleased , “ he does not hear with his antennae . I shall now amputate his forelegs . " With each succeeding operation the ...
... flea having recovered , the command " Jump ! " was given . The flea jumped . " Ah , " said the gentle- man obviously pleased , “ he does not hear with his antennae . I shall now amputate his forelegs . " With each succeeding operation the ...
Page 80
... - ally true . Molière could not have known this , since the only insects with which cultivated men of his era were on intimate terms of acquaintance were fleas and lice , neither of which dance 80 There was an old person of Skye, ...
... - ally true . Molière could not have known this , since the only insects with which cultivated men of his era were on intimate terms of acquaintance were fleas and lice , neither of which dance 80 There was an old person of Skye, ...
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acquaintance were fleas and lice , neither of which dance but each of which could , on occasion , incite their hosts to do so . Other insects less domesticated than the flea and the louse do dance ; indeed , to dance is to exist . For ...
acquaintance were fleas and lice , neither of which dance but each of which could , on occasion , incite their hosts to do so . Other insects less domesticated than the flea and the louse do dance ; indeed , to dance is to exist . For ...
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