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a very steep cliff
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any dangerous situation
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any dangerous situation
- This flapper is likewise employed diligently to attend his master in his walks, and upon occasion to give him a soft flap on his eyes; because he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that he is in manifest danger of falling down every precipice, and bouncing his head against every post; and in the streets, of justling others, or being justled himself into the kennel.Part 3 — A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, .... (10% in)
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