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But Andy continues to reside and farm in Port William; as importantly, he still lives by the lessons of that parable of self-sufficiency.

But it’s a parable to show how hard it is for even well-resourced investors to make good financial decisions, especially over long periods.

It comes from the old parable of the prisoners in the cell.

But in the franchise’s ongoing parable of mankind’s hubris, the all-seeing enigma in “Alien: Earth” adds another reason to make us shudder.

These feel-good features function almost like folk tales: a recognizable parable in which a benevolent stranger swoops in to resolve a community’s shameful problem, restoring order before the credits roll.