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Soc. “Do you know the reason why we need eyes?”Crit. “Obviously to see with.”“In that case, it would appear without further 9ado that my eyes are finer ones than yours.”“How so?”“Because, while yours see only straight ahead, mine, by bulging out as they do, see also to the sides.”Crit. “Do you mean to say that a crab is better equipped visually than any other creature?”Soc. “Absolutely; for its eyes are also better set to insure strength.”
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