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Zeno the Racing Tortoise
From Delphi the Dreamer

 

Delphi’s pet tortoise has always led a quiet and peaceful existence.  At least Delphi thought so, until one night when Zeno starts speaking to her.  It turns out he was once a famous racing tortoise, whatever that is, and even beat the legendary Achilles in a footrace across the beach.  Delphi hears his stories and, even using all the logic she knows, still can’t make sense of how a tortoise can outrun A