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[keepsthelight]

I have come across a few strange phrases in the books I've read here. They're a little like the ones my guards use back home, except I haven't had many opportunities to discern their meaning. [She pauses for a moment, before resuming.]"Never look a gift horse in the mouth." Is it dangerous to approach one, perhaps

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[insertsparkles]

I think I can help you with those! At home, Shima-san knew a lot of things like that and she taught them to me when she had the time.

I believe the second one means that if you don't stay in any one place for long it will be hard for you to prosper. And the third one is just that there are different ways to reach certain goals! I'm afraid I can't remember what the first one means.

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[keepsthelight]

[She takes a moment to read it over.] Oh I see! So in this case, the stone is a person and the moss is success?

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[insertsparkles]

Yes, that's right! I think it's a very creative metaphor, don't you think? If everyone said more things like that we'd probably all sound like we were in an old story book!

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[keepsthelight]

It would be rather fun to use them in everyday conversation.

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[insertsparkles]

I guess you could only use them with some people, though. There's probably a lot of people who don't know what they mean and that would get really confusing.