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ONE STARFISH
Once, there was an old man walking along a beach. He came across
thousands of starfish washed up on the shore, and a young woman picking
up the starfish one at a time and tossing them back into the ocean.
“Oh, you silly girl,” he exclaimed.
“You can’t possibly save all these starfish. There are too many.”
The woman smiled and said, “I know. But I can save this one.” And
she tossed a starfish into the ocean. “And this one.” She tossed another
starfish into the ocean. “And this one.”
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