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- phrase One
instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate atrend .
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An allusion to the return of migrating swallows at the start of the summer season. From a remark by Aristotle (384 BCE - 322 BCE): "One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy."
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