| lpp_1943.340 |
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" A mushroom ! " |
| lpp_1943.341 |
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The little prince was now white with rage . |
| lpp_1943.342 |
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" The flowers have been growing thorns for millions of years . |
| lpp_1943.343 |
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For millions of years the sheep have been eating them just the same . |
| lpp_1943.344 |
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And is it not a matter of consequence to try to understand why the flowers go to so much trouble to grow thorns which are never of any use to them ? |
| lpp_1943.345 |
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Is the warfare between the sheep and the flowers not important ? |
| lpp_1943.346 |
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Is this not of more consequence than a fat red - faced gentleman 's sums ? |
| lpp_1943.347 |
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And if I know - - I , myself - - one flower which is unique in the world , which grows nowhere but on my planet , but which one little sheep can destroy in a single bite some morning , without even noticing what he is doing - - Oh ! |
| lpp_1943.348 |
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You think that is not important ! " |
| lpp_1943.349 |
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His face turned from white to red as he continued : " If some one loves a flower , of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars , it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars . |