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This probablyI would guess that this refers to the legend of the Gordian Knot, in which Alexander "The Great" of Macedon "solved" the problem of untying a complicated knot by simply cutting it. In The Midwich Cuckoos the problem of the Cuckoos is solved in a similarly dramatic fashion by the philosopher Zellaby.

This probably refers to the legend of the Gordian Knot, in which Alexander "The Great" of Macedon "solved" the problem of untying a complicated knot by simply cutting it. In The Midwich Cuckoos the problem of the Cuckoos is solved in a similarly dramatic fashion by the philosopher Zellaby.

I would guess that this refers to the legend of the Gordian Knot, in which Alexander "The Great" of Macedon "solved" the problem of untying a complicated knot by simply cutting it. In The Midwich Cuckoos the problem of the Cuckoos is solved in a similarly dramatic fashion by the philosopher Zellaby.

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This probably refers to the legend of the Gordian Knot, in which Alexander "The Great" of Macedon "solved" the problem of untying a complicated knot by simply cutting it. In The Midwich Cuckoos the problem of the Cuckoos is solved in a similarly dramatic fashion by the philosopher Zellaby.