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I only tell fairy-tales (said the Philosopher) for I would rather

I only tell fairy-tales (said the Philosopher) for I would rather be seen in their sober vestments than in the prismatic unlikelihood of reality. – Christina Stead, “Lemonias,” The Salzburg Tales, 1934

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