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61 the end of the world AT ONE POINT IN THEIR history, the Bretts were attacked and conquered by their neighbors. One man who escaped the general slaughter took refuge in an old field deep in the forest, and when he realized that he was safe, he threw himself on the ground and wept. After a time the field animals came to investigate, and when he saw them, he said, "How can you be so unconcerned? Don't you know the world was destroyed this morning?" [ 118 ] The animals looked at one another in surprise. ''Was the world really destroyed this morning?" they asked. "Only I escaped," said the weeping man. "I am the last Brett." "Are you sure the world was destroyed?" asked the animals, and added, "Excuse us for doubting your word, but in this field alone there are, at this moment, millions of creatures alive and breathing and leading their natural lives." [ 119 ] ...

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