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		rvieira on April 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why bumblebees love cats and other beautiful relat... I'd agree, except it reads to me as "many of the erudite readers _of this_ little book", it seems to imply erudites of Darwin's book.

ashtonbaker on April 16, 2021 [–]

"this little book" refers to "The Nation of Plants" - from which this piece is an excerpt. It's probably more obvious when you're holding the book, as opposed to reading an excerpt on the internet.

rvieira on April 16, 2021 | [–]

Well, in that case I stand corrected :) It makes sense.

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