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Europe in the Middle Ages was full of stories of stragne and mythical beasts, one of the most famous of which was the unicorn. ..... If people had realized that the expensive horn came from a whale, they would probably not have paid so much, and, consequently, the fishermen and merchants kept the source of their 'unicorn' horns secret, (イ), the 'unicorn' acquired some of the magical properties it was supposed to provide to those who bought its horn: it became very famous, it made many people rich and it was sought after for hundreds of years.
――和歌山大学 前期日程 経済学部（２月25日実施）――97年
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