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"His services are like so many white elephants, of which nobody can make use, and yet that drain ones gratitude, if indeed one does not feel bankrupt."
ElephantsThe people deck him like a docile king of elephants. — Elephants
"The people deck him like a docile king of elephants."
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Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons. Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, larg
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