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In this allusion, the lion symbolizes the slave. The passage makes reference to general slavery, ruling that out as the correct answer. It also states "such a relation," that being the one between the slave and slavemaster, ruling out freedom in general. The identifying information to support "the slave" being the correct answer is "We have been left long enough to gather the character of slavery..."
One half = 1/2
of the number y = 1/2•y
is more than = >
• = multiplication sign
1/2•y>22