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Why are you drinking? – the little prince asked.- In order to forget – replied the drunkard.- To forget what? – inquired the little prince, who was already feeling sorry for him.- To forget that I am ashamed – the drunkard confessed, hanging his head.- Ashamed of what? – asked the little prince who wanted to help him.- Ashamed of drinking! – concluded the drunkard, withdrawing into total silence.And the little prince went away, puzzled.’Grown-ups really are very, very odd’, he said to himself as he continued his journey.
