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sprang from a stone, where he had
sown desires without hope of fruit
- a stone from which he did not
expect a mushroom of content - a
stone of Sisyphus, which he bore
to the mountain of designs, and
when it reached the top rolled
over and over to the bottom. At
length, however, after a thousand
entreaties, Milluccio told his
brother all about his love.
Whereupon Jennariello
comforted him as much as he
could, and bade him be of good
cheer, and not give way to an
unhappy passion; for that he was
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