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At a given point in time, there coexisted a hare and a tortoise. The aforementioned rabbit was overhead by the tortoise to be blowing his horn about the degree of speed he could attain, . The latter quadruped thereupon put forth a challenge to the former by advancing the suggestion that they interact in a running competition. The hare acquiesced, laughing to himself. The animals concurred in the decision to acquire the services of a certain fox to act in the capacity of judicial referee. The particular fox was in agreement, and, consequently, implementation of the plan was facilitated . In a relatively small amount of time, the hare had considerably outdistanced the tortoise and, after ascertaining that he himself was in a more optimized position distancewise than the tortoise, he arrived at the unilateral decision to avail himself of a respite. He made the implicit assumption in so doing that he would anticipate not difficulty in overtaking the tortoise when his suspension of activity ceased. An unfortunate development racewise occurred when the hare’s somnolent state endured for a longer-than-anticipated timeframe, facilitating the tortoise’s victory in the contest and affirming the concept of unhurriedness and firmness triumphing in competitive situations. Thus, the hare was unable to snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat.