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The Donkey and The Mule Part 2

The Donkey and The Mule Part 2

A Drumpf by any other name

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May 05, 2025
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The Namesake

The Mule is a major antagonist in Foundation and Empire (1952) and The Second Foundation (1953). He first appears in the 1945 novella also titled The Mule, as a mutant with the inborn ability to detect and manipulate the emotions of others. He gains the name ‘the mule’ because he is born sterile, just like a mule, and because he can move peo…

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