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1.What does the speaker ask the moth?
"Why do you try to fry yourself in candle flames and on lightbulbs?"
"Why do you prefer lightbulbs to open flames?"
"Why do you become bored so easily?"
"What makes you so special?"


2.According to the moth, what is the opposite of the routine?
tiredness
cigar lighters
beauty
longevity


3.How does the speaker's philosophy differ from that of the moth?
The speaker could not possibly end his own life with a small cigar lighter.
The speaker does not believe in beauty.
The speaker does not have a philosophy.
The speaker would rather have half the happiness and twice the longevity.

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