Damon and Pithiest
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="Damon">Damon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pithiest">Pithiest</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="Damon">Damon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pithiest">Pithiest</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="Damon">Damon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pithiest">Pithiest</span>.</p><p><span word="Damon">Damon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pithiest">Pithiest</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="close">close</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="around">around</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="Damon">Damon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pithiest">Pithiest</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="mightily">mightily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="Pithead">Pithead</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>) <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="ransacked">ransacked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>. <span word="Fellow">Fellow</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pithiest">Pithiest</span> <span word="en">en</span> <span word="masse">masse</span>, <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traders">traders</span>, <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="Pithiest">Pithiest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span>.</p><p><span word="Pithiest">Pithiest</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> 30 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruse">ruse</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="flee">flee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p>
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