He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but …

George Orwell
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He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies. ✨ George Orwell (2016). Animal Farm, p.1, Hamilton Books
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He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies. ✨ George Orwell (2016). Animal Farm, p.1, Hamilton Books

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