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this sentence, and saw himself so ill-
rewarded for doing good, he knew
not what to think or to do. If he
said nothing, bad; if he spoke,
worse; and whatever he should do
was a fall from the tree into the
wolf's mouth. If he remained silent,
he should lose his head under an
axe; if he spoke, he should end his
days in a stone. At length, after
various resolutions, he made up
his mind to disclose the matter to
his brother; and since he must die
at all events, he thought it better
to tell his brother the truth, and
to end his days with the title
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