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We can't all, and some of us don't. That's all there is to it.
— Eeyore · Winnie the Pooh
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An editorial interpretation.
A resigned shrug about uneven abilities among a group. The speaker accepts limitation without bitterness, treating it as simple fact rather than complaint. The flat, matter-of-fact tone is what makes the gloom oddly comforting rather than tragic or self-pitying.
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