This is beyond understanding. said the king. You are the wisest man al…

John Steinbeck
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This is beyond understanding. said the king. You are the wisest man alive. You know what is preparing. Why do you not make a plan to save yourself? And Merlin said quietly, Because I am wise. In the combat between wisdom and feeling, wisdom never wins. ✨ John Steinbeck (2008). The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), p.85, Penguin
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