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n. - A mythical Greek hero of the Iliad.

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  • ARTEMIS AND Achilles when Achilles was still a puppy and being trained by ultra-Zen Artemis on how to live with cats:
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  • Fell back to energy every time she got a question that she couldn't handle, apparently does not understand the term Achilles heel.
  • It is what I call the Achilles 'heel of democracy.
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