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Motif

Alliances with the intelligent.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Forethought. · Forethought in alliances. · view the constellation · filed as J685

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Filed under Forethought in alliances.

1 finer motif beneath it
Man, lion, and bear in pit. Bear tells lion not to eat the man, since he would grow hungry again. Rather they should have the man use his intelligence to get them out
Filed beside it
Alliances which make both parties more vulnerable Foolishness of alliances with the weak Foolishness of attacking real allies Alliances with the strong Forethought in alliances – miscellaneous

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