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At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdom

  • Written by David Toomey, Professor of English, UMass Amherst
At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdomThrow it to me! Mike Linnane / 500px via Getty Images

At Cambridge University Library, along with all the books, maps and manuscripts, there’s a child’s drawing that curators have titled “The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers.”

The drawing depicts a turbaned cavalry soldier facing off against an English dragoon....

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