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8 And famine,
9 And pollution,
10 aAnd bastard cultures full of poverty, despair, and violence,
11 Not to mention missionaries,
12 And debts,
13 And dictators,
14 And wars,
15 And a lot of patronizing lectures about what it takes to be civilized,
16 From the people who know the most about civilization,
17 Namely, all the Chosen Nations who ruined their lives in the first place.
18 Poor poor bastards.

CHAPTER 9
1 But history keeps on going,
2 No matter who gets hurt,
3 And that's the way it will keep on going,
4 Until the world ends,
a.Forg.11.8-9
b.Krt.39.1-7
c.Yks.147.13-21
d.Russ.26.1-8
e.Psp.1.10
f.Krt.39.4
g.Bks.11.5-8
h.Spic.1.5
Wil.69.16-20
 5 Because some Chosen Nation goes utterly insane,
6 bWhich has happened before,
7 Or because some other Chosen Nation chooses pride over compromise,
8 cWhich has happened before,
9 Or because some other Chosen Nation just can't stop wanting what it hasn't got,
10 No matter what,
11 dWhich has happened before,
12 And will happen again,
13 eLike everything else in history.
14 And the only thing certain about any of it is,
15 No matter how it starts or where,
16 fThe next time everyone will pay for it equally,
17 gAnd there won't be any more Chosen Nations,
18 Or any Others.
19 Poor bastards allh.


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CHAPTER 1
1 Happy is the man who gets to walk around with a pocketful of cash; all doors are always open to the rich man, and his smiles make everybody happy and helpful.
2 iHe hardly ever has to wait in line; the barriers are removed as soon as he approaches.
i.Wil.75.14
j.Wil.75.12-13
k.Vin.48.18
 3 jNor does he have to take a lot of guff; when he reaches for his pocket, the whole world pays attention.
4 kBut things are very different for the poor man; he is a walking victim, a piece of lint in the money pocket of life.
5 No one makes way for the poor man; practically everyone is more important than he is, and better-looking too.