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           Thewindmillwas,infact,Napoleon’sowncreation. Why,then,askedsomebody,hadhespokensostronglyagainstit? HereSquealerlookedverysly. That,hesaid,wasComradeNapoleon’scunning. HehadSEEMEDtoopposethewindmill,simplyasamanoeuvretogetridofSnowball,whowasadangerouscharacterandabadinfluence. NowthatSnowballwasoutoftheway,theplancouldgoforwardwithouthisinterference. This,saidSquealer,wassomethingcalledtactics. Herepeatedanumberoftimes,"Tactics,comrades,tactics!"skippingroundandwhiskinghistailwithamerrylaugh. Theanimalswerenotcertainwhatthewordmeant,butSquealerspokesopersuasively,andthethreedogswhohappenedtobewithhimgrowledsothreateningly,thattheyacceptedhisexplanationwithoutfurtherquestions.