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 METROPOLIS "'Which is more pleasant: water or wine?" ".... Wine is more pleasantl"

"Who drinks the water?" ",'" Wei" "Who drinks the wine?" ". .. The mastersl The masters of the machinesl" "Which is more pleasant: meat or dry bread?" ". .. Meat is more pleasantl"

"Who eats the dry bread?" ",'" We!" "Who eats the meat?" ". .. The masters I The masters of the machines'" "Which is more pleasant to wear: blue linen or white silk?" ... .. White silk is more pleasant to wear'" "Who wears the blue linen?"

".., Wei" "Who wears the white silk?" ..... The mastersl The sons of the mastersl" "'Where is it more pleasant to live: upon or under the

earth?" "... It is more pleasant to live upon the earthl" "Who lives under the earth?"

"". Wei" "Who lives upon the earth?" ". .. The mastersl The masters of the machines I" "Where are your wives?" ". .. In miseryl" -Where are your childrenr ...... In misery'"

"What do your wives do?" ",, . They starve!" "What do your children do?" ",, . They cryl" "What do the wives of the masters of the machines dor ",, , They feast!" "What do the children of the masters of the machines dor ",, , They play'" "Who are the providers?"

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