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Aristus

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22. Like the wolf in the fable that couldn't climb high enough on the vine to reach the grapes.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 02:13 PM

22 hrs ago

Giving up, he loped away muttering that the grapes were probably sour anyway...

Here endeth the lesson...

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