"Fear is the devil's magic pot. I'll see you. You look very nice. We are getting closer. And I'm starting to fear you at the same time. Because who knows, if you want me bad, you will hurt me. I have to defend myself. I'm snarling at you. When you start to fear me too. Now the two of us are snarling at each other: don't come any closer! Look how big a stone I have in my hand. And a portable rocket on my shoulder. Stay away from me or better yet disappear. Otherwise we'll beat each other to death. We'll start with that later. Especially with animals. We will be the owner of Karinthy's bunny, the runaway rabbit, whom I beat to death because he doesn't understand the damn thing that I just want to pet him.
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Fear is the devil's magic pot. I'll see you. You look very nice. We are getting closer. And I'm starting to fear you at the same time. Because who knows, if you want me bad, you will hurt me. I have to defend myself. I'm snarling at you. When you start to fear me too. Now the two of us are snarling at each other: don't come any closer! Look how big a stone I have in my hand. And a portable rocket on my shoulder. Stay away from me or better yet disappear. Otherwise we'll beat each other to death. We'll start with that later. Especially with animals. We will be the owner of Karinthy's bunny, the runaway rabbit, whom I beat to death because he doesn't understand the damn thing that I just want to pet him.
""A félelem az ördög varázsfazeka. Megpillantlak. Egész kedvesnek látszol. Közeledünk egymáshoz. És egyszerre félni kezdek tőled. Mert ki tudhatja, hátha rosszat akarsz nekem, bántani fogsz. Védekeznem kell. Rád vicsorgok. Mire te is félni kezdesz tőlem. Most már ketten vicsorgunk egymásra: ne közeledj! Nézd, mekkora kő van a kezemben. És hordozható rakéta a vállamon. Maradj távol tőlem, vagy még jobb, ha eltűnsz. Különben agyonütjük egymást. Később már ezzel kezdjük. Állatokkal különösen. Mi leszünk a Karinthy-féle nyuszi gazdája, a menekülő nyúlé, akit agyonverek, mert nem érti a rohadt, hogy csak meg akarom simogatni."