Saturday, February 4th, 2012


Have you ever seen a trained elephant? Seven thousand pounds of mammal, held in place by a chain not much thicker than a woman’s choker. Even if the elephant likes its handlers, it must want to wander off at times, go exploring or check out the pink cotton candy a few yards away. But it stands there, swishing its trunk and looking around, never thinking to jerk its broad leg and snap that thin strand holding it back. Why?

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