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1. At the base

Down here is a bunch
Of folks with the hunch
They’ll get a free lunch—
What was in their punch?

2. Next level

The middle is filled
With shills so well-drilled,
They know they’ve been shilled
But stay in the guild.

3. Next higher level

In higher reaches
Reside the leeches
Who write the speeches
Their gospel preaches.

4. Highest level

This bubble-pipe dream
Is skimmed of its cream
By heads of the team
Who plan their next scheme.

5. Apex

New from Jon and Dale,
Twenty-nineteen’s grail:
This pyramid scale—
No way you can fail!