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“- Good morning," said the fox.
-Good morning," the little prince responded politely…
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-Come and play with me - proposed the little prince. - I am so unhappy.
- I cannot play with you - the fox said. - I am not tamed.
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But, after some thought, he added: - What does that mean “tame” ?
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-It is an act too often neglected - said the fox. - It means to “establish ties” .
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- One only understands the things that one tames – said the Fox. - Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends any more…”
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What is essential is invisible to the eye.
