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Quotes from Animal Farm by George Orwell
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2 It went on for five minutes without stopping.
3 But it was some minutes before they could fully take it in.
4 After a few minutes the men were seen to be running in all directions.
5 For the first few minutes the animals could hardly believe in their good fortune.
6 For a minute or two they stood gazing at the tatted wall with its white lettering.
7 He gave his orders quickly, and in a couple of minutes every animal was at his post.
8 A minute later all five of them were in full flight down the cart-track that led to the main road, with the animals pursuing them in triumph.
9 Even the stupidest of them had already picked up the tune and a few of the words, and as for the clever ones, such as the pigs and dogs, they had the entire song by heart within a few minutes.
10 And so within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come, with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way.
11 Frightened though they were, some of the animals might possibly have protested, but at this moment the sheep set up their usual bleating of "Four legs good, two legs bad," which went on for several minutes and put an end to the discussion.