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would be the chief topic of
contention.” “Both,” he said, “would
be right sharply debated.” “You mean,” said I,
“that I have to meet a coalition of arguments. But I expected to
escape from one of them, and that if you agreed that the thing was
beneficial, it would remain for me to speak only of its
feasibility.” “You have not escaped
detection,” he said, “in your attempted flight, but you
must render an account of both.” “I must pay the
penalty,” I said, “yet do me this much grace:
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