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17. The Ass and The Enemy (Perry 476)

"Get up! let us flee from the Foe,"
Said the Man: but the Ass said, "Why so?
Will they double my load,
Or my blows? Then, by goad
And by stirrup, I've not cause to go."

YOUR REASONS ARE NOT MINE

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