Chapter 23

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"Good morning," said the little prince.
"Good morning," said the merchant.
This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You
need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to
drink.
"Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince.
"Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant.
"Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty−three
minutes in every week."
"And what do I do with those fifty−three minutes?"
"Anything you like..."
"As for me," said the little prince to himself, "if I had fifty−three minutes to spend
as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water."

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