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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.

Bertolt Brecht

The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
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Bed Rivers Violent
For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.
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Order Reality Tables
I opened the man’s skull and messed about with his brains. I saw how they patched fellows up, so as to cart them back to the Front as quickly as they could.
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Brains Cart Front Patch Skull
But something’s missing.
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Lot Missing Something
The storm that bends the birch trees Is held to be violent But how about the storm That bends the backs of the roadworkers?
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Storm Tree Violent
Here today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
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Fall Heaven Snow
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Features Hatred
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Demand Literature Long
Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Contentment Country Sacrifice
Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
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Bears Creating Earth
If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Join Race Rat
When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Collapse House Littles
For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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Clever Lying Smart
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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Cheesy Funny Gone Good Morning
What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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Joy Nightmare One Other
For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts.
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Alive Sex Trying

If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.

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