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           Doweneedrefreshmentthen,myfriends?Wedo.Andwhydoweneedrefreshment,myfriends?Becausewearebutmortal,becausewearebutsinful,becausewearebutoftheearth,becausewearenotoftheair.Canwefly,myfriends?Wecannot.Whycanwenotfly,myfriends?"Mr.Snagsby,presumingonthesuccessofhislastpoint,venturestoobserveinacheerfulandratherknowingtone,"Nowings."ButisimmediatelyfrowneddownbyMrs.Snagsby."Isay,myfriends,"pursuesMr.Chadband,utterlyrejectingandobliteratingMr.Snagsby’ssuggestion,"whycanwenotfly?Isitbecausewearecalculatedtowalk?Itis.Couldwewalk,myfriends,withoutstrength?Wecouldnot.Whatshouldwedowithoutstrength,myfriends?Ourlegswouldrefusetobearus,ourkneeswoulddoubleup,ourankleswouldturnover,andweshouldcometotheground.Thenfromwhence,myfriends,inahumanpointofview,dowederivethestrengththatisnecessarytoourlimbs?Isit,"saysChadband,glancingoverthetable,"frombreadinvariousforms,frombutterwhichischurnedfromthemilkwhichisyieldeduntousbythecow,fromtheeggswhicharelaidbythefowl,fromham,fromtongue,fromsausage,andfromsuchlike?Itis.Thenletuspartakeofthegoodthingswhicharesetbeforeus!"ThepersecutorsdeniedthattherewasanyparticulargiftinMr.Chadband’spilingverboseflightsofstairs,oneuponanother,afterthisfashion.

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