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Orphaned Etymology

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Double-Edged Sword

The caveman opines that the human development of stone tools has been a "double-edged sword", before it's pointed out that none of them know what a sword is as they haven't been invented yet.

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Double-Edged Sword

The caveman opines that the human development of stone tools has been a "double-edged sword", before it's pointed out that none of them know what a sword is as they haven't been invented yet.

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