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Where cash alone is king
what good are laws
Where no man can ever
win his cause
The cynics, though
they put the times to shame
Will now and then, for pennies,
throw the game
While law's official guardians
sell her dear
The judge presiding
as the auctioneer.
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Footnotes
Inspired by a character from this book,
Scott Fitzgerald wrote a novel called Trimalchio
but his wife Zelda suggested a different title.
Inspired by a character from this book,
Scott Fitzgerald wrote a novel called Trimalchio
but his wife Zelda suggested a different title.
The novel was re-written
with major alterations and re-titled
The Great Gatsby.
The next Fitzgerald page is here.
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