Demon tries to recover object from river by drinking it dry

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Demon tries to recover object from river by drinking it dry.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Shadow mistaken for substance. · view the constellation · filed as J1791.3.2.1

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Dogs by river try to get food in river by drinking the river dry.

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