Oh, a very useful philosophical animal, your average tortoise. Outrunn…

Terry Pratchett
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Oh, a very useful philosophical animal, your average tortoise. Outrunning metaphorical arrows, beating hares in races... very handy. ✨ Small Gods. Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.
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Oh, a very useful philosophical animal, your average tortoise. Outrunning metaphorical arrows, beating hares in races... very handy. ✨ Small Gods. Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

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