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[ the following is dictated, and you can hear the occasional splash in the background. joshua's sitting on a tree branch and throwing some rocks he gathered into the swamp ]It happened once upon a time that a certain Greek ship bound for Athens was wrecked off the coast close to Piraeus, the port of Athens. Had it not been for the Dolphins, who at

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[givingchase]

... Well, that was kinda mean.

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Was it?

[givingchase]

Well, yeah! Couldn't the dolphin just gone the rest of the way?

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It could have, but that's not really the point.

[disillusory]

... Understandably so.

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It's just the sort of treatment liars get.

[disillusory]

Liars, perhaps, but more so the actions of the monkey itself. Such an ineffectual display of deceit attests to the dolphin's choice in the end.

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So it was a fitting end?

[wornbright]

[ that story made her sad :C ]

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[ such a nice girl, uru ;D ]

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[berefts]

Do you like these sorts of stories?

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I used to read them a lot when I was younger.

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[berefts]

You had schooling?

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Not really... Not proper schooling, anyway. They tried giving me classes in my room.

But I liked reading outside of schoolwork. Hm, but I like magazines now. They're easier to read.

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[waterproofed]

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I never heard that story before.

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It's a fable.

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[waterproofed]

Yeah, I figured with all the animals.

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People like talking animals.