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the spraying of insecticide. That is not appeasement! Never let
anyone in the press hear us use that word!”
“Harumph! Of course, Senator Moth. Nor ‘eugenics,’ either! Do
you take me for a larva? It’s not our fault we’ve overbred: and
nobody is trying to stop agribusiness. Remember to play the victim
card whenever possible. It’s all just a terrible tragedy, and the bill is
the best way to deal with it.”
“Right you are, Senator. I think that’s the gavel. Maybe it will come
to a vote today. I’ll go first: I wouldn’t be caught dead in your
company!”

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