Butourcreators，consideringwhethertheyshouldmakea
longer—livedracewhichwasworse，orashorter—livedracewhichwas
better，cametotheconclusionthateveryoneoughttoprefera
shorterspanoflife，whichwasbetter，toalongerone，whichwas
worse；andthereforetheycoveredtheheadwiththinbone，butnot