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On a distant planet, the dominant population was obsessed with
dental hygiene due to the fact that they had three complete
receding sets of mandibles.
They were so concerned with maintaining their teeth, that the
custom was to floss several times a day. To achieve this goal,
they grew a floss plant from which the fibers were extracted to
make the necessary product.
Being a scientifically advanced species especially in the area
of genetics, they developed a sub-species of workers by using
their own genetic print as a starting point. These clones were
specifically designed to harvest the plants, but were deficient
in other areas such as intelligence.
As long as they were supervised, they did a good job. However,
if left untended, they would usually wander aimlessly off. From
whence comes their expression: A strolling clone gathers no floss.
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