Der Schuhmacher entdeckte, daß die anderen anerkennend lachten, und da sagte er: »Darum meinst du vielleicht, daß etwas passieren muß, Segelmacher, weil es zwanzig Jahre her ist.
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The shoemaker noticed that the others were laughing appreciatively, and he said, "That's why you think something has to happen, sailmaker, because it's been twenty years.
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