"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him."
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937)
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| Smaug, by Eric Fraser |
* Actually, make that reptiles, generally. Reptiles that slither close and hiss softly but do not blink, and those that skulk quietly in the long grass. And the ones that spit venom. Especially those. But not tortoises. Tortoises are usually wise rather than cunning.
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