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第十五章（第4页）

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Whatisageographer"

askedthelittleprince.

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Ageographerisascholarwhoknowsthelocationofalltheseas，rivers，towns，mountains，anddeserts."

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Thatisveryinteresting，"

saidthelittleprince."

Hereatlastisamanwhohasarealprofession!"

Andhecastalookaroundhimattheplanetofthegeographer.Itwasthemostmagnificentandstatelyplanetthathehadeverseen.

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Yourplanetisverybeautiful，"

hesaid."

Hasitanyoceans"

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Icouldnttellyou，"

saidthegeographer.

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Ah!"

Thelittleprincewasdisappointed."

Hasitanymountains"

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Icouldnttellyou，"

saidthegeographer.

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Andtowns，andrivers，anddeserts"

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Icouldnttellyouthat，either."

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Butyouareageographer!"

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Exactly，"

thegeographersaid."

ButIamnotanexplorer.Ihaven’tasingleexploreronmyplanet.Itisnotthegeographerwhogoesouttocountthetowns，therivers，themountains，theseas，theoceans，andthedeserts.Thegeographerismuchtooimportanttogoloafingabout.Hedoesnotleavehisdesk.Buthereceivestheexplorersinhisstudy.Heasksthemquestions，andhenotesdownwhattheyrecalloftheirtravels.Andiftherecollectionsofanyoneamongthemseeminterestingtohim，thegeographerordersaninquiryintothatexplorer’smoralcharacter."

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Whyisthat"

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Becauseanexplorerwhotoldlieswouldbringdisasteronthebooksofthegeographer.Sowouldanexplorerwhodranktoomuch."

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