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If every country had to write a book about elephants. What would they write?

America: How to Make Bigger and Better Elephants
French: The Sex Lives of Elephants
England: Elephants I Have Shot on Safari
Wales: The Elephant and its Influence on Welsh Language and Culture
Japan: How to Make Smaller and Cheaper Elephants
Finland: What Do Elephants Think about Finnish People
German: A Short Introduction to Elephants, Volumes 1-12
Iceland: Defrosting an Elephant
Canada: Elephants: A Federal or State Issue
Sweden: How to Reduce Your Taxes with an Elephant
Switzerland: The Country Through Which Hannibal Went With His Elephants
Israel: The Elephant and the Jewish Problem
Denmark: Elephants: 100 Easy Ways of Cooking Them

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