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Faster than a cheetah With a tail that’s miles long, Whose tail is compared here?

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Faster than a cheetah
With a tail that’s miles long,

Whose tail is compared here?

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Solution

The tail of the comet is compared here.

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Chapter 6.2: The Comet - Exercise [Page 166]

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Chapter 6.2 The Comet
Exercise | Q B. 2. b. | Page 166

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