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      The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice 
    
    
      A SWALLOW, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwelling
    with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice
    and there hatched seven young birds.  A Serpent gliding past the
    nest from its hole in the wall ate up the young unfledged
    nestlings.  The Swallow, finding her nest empty, lamented greatly
    and exclaimed:  "Woe to me a stranger! that in this place where
    all others' rights are protected, I alone should suffer wrong."  
    


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