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The Cuttlefish Man

“No!” I objected. “That’s against the law!”
He raised one long arm curled up like a claw

And banged on that door like beating a gong.
“Law?” he shouted; “What about right and wrong?

This city is run by scoundrels and cheats:
Polluters buy votes and sit on the seats

Of councils supposedly out to protect
The public from hazards—that’s not correct!”

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