<span>George Orwell was hesitant to kill the elephant,
but also felt that he needed to do his duty in a situation where he mustn’t show
any weakness to the townspeople. He had to be cruel and at the same time,
pitiful.</span>
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Hey there! A word no longer in common use but retained in a language because it preserves the flavor of a period is a archaic word.