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Sodawater Posted 10 years ago
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I'd appreciate your help with this. Does this make sense to you?

Once upon a time, there was an egg and he was really proud that he was the only one born with a nose. But one day, he broke when he accidentally sneezed. It is generally thought that this egg is a metaphor of human beings, who are faced with crises such as environmental destruction and nuclear war.
  

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Egg? "Born"? Shouldn't it be "laid"?

  • Egg?
  • "Born"?
  • Shouldn't it be "laid"?
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Egg? "Born"? Shouldn't it be "laid"?
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Monox D. I-FlyEgg? "Born"? Shouldn't it be "laid"?
No.
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sodawaterOnce upon a time, there was an egg and he was really proud that he was the only one born with a nose. But one day, he broke when he accidentally sneezed. It is generally thought that this egg is a metaphor of human beings, who are faced with crises such as environmental destruction and nuclear war.
It's a very strange analogy. Eggs are not animate bei
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Thank you for the pictures. Now I get the idea.

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