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第十五章（第5页）

askedthelittleprince.

"

Becauseintoxicatedmenseedouble.Thenthegeographerwouldnotedowntwomountainsinaplacewheretherewasonlyone."

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Iknowsomeone，"

saidthelittleprince，"

whowouldmakeabadexplorer."

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Thatispossible.Then，whenthemoralcharacteroftheexplorerisshowntobegood，aninquiryisorderedintohisdiscovery."

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Onegoestoseeit"

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No.Thatwouldbetoocomplicated.Butonerequirestheexplorertofurnishproofs.Forexample，ifthediscoveryinquestionisthatofalargemountain，onerequiresthatlargestonesbebroughtbackfromit."

Thegeographerwassuddenlystirredtoexcitement.

"

Butyou—youcomefromfaraway!Youareanexplorer!Youshalldescribeyourplanettome!"

And，havingopenedhisbigregister，thegeographersharpenedhispencil.Therecitalsofexplorersareputdownfirstinpencil.Onewaitsuntiltheexplorerhasfurnishedproofs，beforeputtingthemdowninink.

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Well"

saidthegeographerexpectantly.

"

Oh，whereIlive，"

saidthelittleprince，"

itisnotveryinteresting.Itisallsosmall.Ihavethreevolcanoes.Twovolcanoesareactiveandtheotherisextinct.Butoneneverknows."

"

Oneneverknows，"

saidthegeographer.

"

Ihavealsoaflower."

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Wedonotrecordflowers，"

saidthegeographer.

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WhyisthatThefloweristhemostbeautifulthingonmyplanet!"

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Wedonotrecordthem，"

saidthegeographer，"

becausetheyareephemeral."

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