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— ¿Qué gigantes? —dijo Sancho Panza.
— Aquellos que allí ves —respondió su amo— de los brazos largos, que los suelen tener algunos de casi dos leguas.
— Mire vuestra merced —respondió Sancho— que aquellos que allí se parecen , y lo que en ellos parecen brazos son las aspas, que, volteadas del viento, hacen andar la piedra del molino.
Don Quixote · Miguel de Cervantes · Public domain
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