"Said a skunk to a tube-rose, "See..." - Quote by Khalil Gibran

Said a skunk to a tube-rose, "See how swiftly I run, while you cannot walk nor even creep."Said the tube-rose to the skunk, "Oh, most noble swift runner, please run swiftly!"
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