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Smart VS Wise

Posted on 2020.09.3 15:35 by zxq9

A smart youngster and a crotchety old curmudgeon tended a farm together to feed their village. The crotchety old curmudgeon would only plant about half of the farm at a time, just enough to feed the village with a bit of margin for storage and enough left over to sell a bit to the caravan […]

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