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eranbythedexteroususeofonewordinalegalbrief.

    leaingissoplithe

    socalled”gentry”classina.tontiheforestanalogy,thegentryarethe

    parasites,hetopofthehighesttreehoutgreateffort,

    andallesebanyansaresurroundedbysuchparasites.inotherhey

    reachthetreesandhesapoftheearth,iallypocketing

    assiohanthat,theyofteakefrohetreethedutyofdraining

    thesapoftheearth.

    thisistheso”hthefinancial

    nditionofthepeopleaionalreveself.thesetaxnopoliesarethe

    feedinggroundofthelocalgentry,anevillyaggravatedsince

    theestablishntoftherepublitually,ataxnopoly

    theentatthirtythousanddollarsayearyieldstesitsprice.

    thesapgoestonourishtheparasites.thepityofitisthatthepeopleareduped

    entortosoeptthefatteningofthe

    parasitesoilies.

    buttheparasitesaresothicklyentreheirlocalgroundthatanynee

    alsthastoandthroughthetheyparceloutthebutcherytax,the

    prostitutiontaxandthegalingtax,andfroheyiiurally

    expecttogetthegreatestretus.thisideaofthe”greatestretus”provesruinousto

    thepeople.thereisnolittotheirrapacity,foodefinitionof”thegreatest”is

    possible.andhtheirprofessionalknoheyventneaxes.every

    nehesegentryfriendsofficiallyorunofficiallyedh

    hisyan.theyyeforavisit,aayoftenutter

    asigh:”ahetothinkofit,thereareatleast15,hsforfeedingpigsin

    everyhsien,and150,hsineverydistrictoftenhsien.adollarpertrough

    esuveryhandsoindeed.”dulp

    offinelunggtea.anysuchsighsandflashesofinsight,the

    offianfatandhunrrohe

    offiedofhisoe.heis

    turingin”theheerthepigtroughtax,thegentryscholar

    disverstheffintax,andafterthattheax....

    ihavealythoughtshthedivinely

    beautifuleesinesepaintings.theyaresopure,soe,souhly.

    thatisbolofthetaoistrecluse,andfairiesgoupto

    heavenontheirbacks.ones.esaresooothaepsso

    statelythetroubleistheyst

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