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Once there was a wise old man and a smart aleck boy. The boy was driven by a single desire – to expose the wise old man as a fool. The smart aleck had a plan. He had captured a small and fragile bird in the forest. With the bird cupped in his hands, the boy’s scheme was to approach the old man and ask him, “Old man, what do I have in my hand?” to which the wise old man would reply, “You have a