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“Metaphor: «La fidelidad ha de esgrimirse con cautela, cual cimitarra adherida a su escuela, y no es una espada cualquiera» Answer: La cita simboliza que la fidelidad no es algo trivial o común, sino más bien algo que debe manejarse con habilidad y respeto.”

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