frogs swallow black cobras;Maṇḍūkiyo kaṇhasappe gilanti,golden swans surround a crow;Kākaṁ supaṇṇā parivārayanti;the wolf trembles for fear of the sheep.”Tasā vakā eḷakānaṁ bhayāhi,
No perversion of reality is happening here for me.Vipariyāso vattati nayidha matthīti.
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