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Don't Play Leapfrog With Unicorns

Posted at the edge of the meadow since whenever

Some lessons you only learn once.

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Rules of the Meadow

Do not play leapfrog with unicorns. They look up.
Do not lend your grill to a dragon, however nicely it asks.
Do not race a snail. It has nothing else to talk about.
Do not picnic beneath a bridge without asking who lives there.
Do not play tag with anyone who has all the time in the world.
Do not ask a mermaid what is for dinner.
If a sign says no, somebody has a story.
If you must do it anyway, write it down for the rest of us.

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