What__ the old saying? Ah, I remember now. __uriosity flayed the cat alive, ripped it apart limb from limb, and listened to it scream before it killed it._ That__ the one.
Curiosity killed the cat, but not before teaching her that honey bees are not sweet, tweeting birds are slow to react, mice can serve as both toys and food, big dogs like to snuggle, falling isn__ flying, cream drips from lazy cows, water should be avoided at all costs, baths don__ require getting wet, kindness and cruelty often fall from the same hand, and engines remain comfortably warm long after the motor dies.
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Curiosity killed the cat, but not before teaching her that honey bees are not sweet, tweeting birds are slow to react, mice can serve as both toys and food, big dogs like to snuggle, falling isn__ flying, cream drips from lazy cows, water should be avoided at all costs, baths don__ require getting wet, kindness and cruelty often fall from the same hand, and engines remain comfortably warm long after the motor dies.
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