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It is to erase the fixed smiles of sleeping couples that Satan trained roosters to crow at five in the morning.
— Tom Robbins · Jitterbug Perfume
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An editorial interpretation.
Robbins builds a playful, mock-mythic explanation for something mundane, imagining Satan himself training roosters just to break up the peaceful, smiling sleep of couples at dawn. It's absurd on purpose, turning an annoying wake-up call into a tiny act of cosmic mischief.
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