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That fig tree passage is great, isn't it? And well worth quoting in full.

It's interesting that the fig tree, as well as perhaps being the original tree of temptation in the Garden of Eden, rather than the apple. is also synonymous with treacherousness in Spanish, on account of its many thin branches that will give way under you if you attempt to climb it.

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Matthew Clapham
Matthew Clapham

Written by Matthew Clapham

Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.

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