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So, without saying anything to the others, it made its way to the farthest corner of the meadow and began to toast an imaginary muffin. That was alway...more

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But before any of the small appliances who may be listening to this tale should begin to think that they might do the same thing, let them be warned: ...more

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Gender and the complications it gives rise to simply aren't relevant to the lives appliances lead.

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Here was a flower (the daisy reflected) strangely like itself and yet utterly unlike itself too. Such a paradox has often been the basis for the most ...more

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But the toaster was quite satisfied with itself, thank you. Though it knew from magazines that there were toasters who could toast four slices at a ti...more

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It considered trying to explain their error to them, but what would be the use? They would only go away with hurt feelings. You can't always expect pe...more

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The forest stretched on seemingly forever with the most monotonous predictability, each tree just like the next - trunk, branches, leaves; trunk, bran...more

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The toaster (lacking real bread) would pretend to make two crispy slices of toast. Or, if the day seemed special in some way, it would toast an imagin...more