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One morning there was a loud knock at Dean Swift's door. His servant opened it. There was a man outside holding a fat duck that had just been killed.

"Here's a present for Dean. It's from Mr. Boyle," the man said. He pushed the bird into the servant’s arms. Then, without another word, he turned and walked away.

A few days later the man came again. This time he brought a partridge. "Here's another bird from Mr. Boyle," he said. Again, he tossed the bird into the serv...