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Case in point: \u201cSneaky dogs take food quietly to avoid getting caught<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n

Attention, earthlings. You are now permitted to know this as a fact because Priests of Science have mediated this truth to you. Before that truth was mediated to you, you were just relying on, you know, common sense and ordinary human experience, which will never do. Know Your Betters!<\/p>\n

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