"First, they were bred when I was not capable to observe or before I was born; likewise the breeding of men is of a different manner from that of women."

Man, Men, Women, Breeding, First

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"First, they were bred when I was not capable to observe or before I was born; likewise the breeding of men is of a different manner from that of women."

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