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NFC: From "The Count of Monte Cristo"
Submitted for your approval:
"Oh, do not give me credit for this, madame; it was done by the
Romans, who much esteemed them, and Pliny relates that they
sent slaves from Ostia to Rome, who carried on their heads fish
which he calls the mulus, and which, from the description, must
probably be the goldfish. It was also considered a luxury to have
them alive, it being an amusing sight to see them die, for, when
dying, they change color three or four times, and like the rainbow
when it disappears, pass through all the prismatic shades, after
which they were sent to the kitchen. Their agony formed part of
their merit -- if they were not seen alive, they were despised when
dead."
Prost,
Martin
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