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When they had once got it by heart, the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad! 🔊

And yet, against their will, they had developed a certain respect for the efficiency with which the animals were managing their own affairs. 🔊

It was as though the world had turned upside−down. Then there came a moment when the first shock had worn off and when, in spite of everythingin spite of their terror of the dogs, and of the habit, developed through long years, of never complaining, never criticising, no matter what happenedthey might have uttered some word of protest. 🔊

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