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The Seven Commandments In George Orwell's Animal Farm
It has been two weeks after the transition from Animal Farm to Manor Farm and it was the middle of the night, the farm was dead silent. The only sound heard through the farm was a single howl from one of Napoleon’s dogs. For some this was normal, for some this was a signal. Animals snuck out of the farm into the a hole in the fence, one by one...

In the past, Snowball had actually found the dogs that Napoleon hid. Snowball had influenced 1 of the dogs and he quickly became a spy and a communicator for Snowball. Once Snowball had been banished from the farm, Clover kept in contact along with some animals like chickens, cows and cows. Of course, the dog would also help without anyone noticing. The dog would wander to the side of a fence behind Mr. Jones' house; sometimes at
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As Napoleon was increasing in power it became harder for Snowball to think, but one thing was on his mind; the seven commandments. He planned on following these rules to the end, that meaning following a specific rule as well...

“No animal shall kill any other animal”

The last meeting was a quite something. Everyone had a discussion on how to rid of Napoleon without breaking the rule. Clover being eager to avenge Boxer, she started the brainstorm of questions.
“What if we used another farmer to overthrow Napoleon?” Clover asked. It would have been a good idea since the animals were half way to starvation from their rations making some animals unable to fight alongside Napoleon, but the idea also conflicted with two of the commandments. So even if there were animals that fought against Snowball he would not fight back.

“Whatever goes on two legs in an enemy” and “Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.

“What if we got help from the other farms?” a chicken asked.
Snowball replied, “Yes allies are important, but I do not want other animals to be injured by our own farm

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