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The Cataclysm

           Iinsistthatthestreet-carcompanieshavesomerights;atthesametimethepeoplehaverightstoo."

           AVoice."Whatarethoserights?"

           AnotherVoice."Hedon’tknow.Hewouldn’tknowthepeople’srightsfromasawmill."

           AnotherVoice."Oraloadofhay."

           Pinski(continuingverydefiantlynow,sincehehasnotyetbeenslain)."Isaythepeoplehavetheirrights.Thecompaniesoughttobemadetopayafairtax.Butthistwenty-year-franchiseideaistoolittle,Ithink.TheMearsbillnowgivesthemfiftyyears,andIthinkalltold"

           TheFiveHundred(inchorus)."Ho,yourobber!Youthief!Youboodler!Hanghim!Ho!ho!ho!Getarope!"

           Pinski(retreatingwithinadefensivecircleasvariouscitizensapproachhim,theireyesblazing,theirteethshowing,theirfistsclenched)."Myfriends,wait!Ain’tIgoin’tobeallowedtofinish?"

           AVoice."We’llfinishyou,youstiff!"

           ACitizen(advancing;abeardedPole)."Howwillyouvote,hey?Tellusthat!How?Hey?"

           ASecondCitizen(aJew)."You’reano-good,yourobber.Iknowyoufortenyearsnowalready.Youcheatedmewhenyouwereinthegrocerybusiness."

           AThirdCitizen(aSwede.Inasing-songvoice)."Answermethis,Mr.Pinski.IfamajorityofthecitizensoftheFourteenthWarddon’twantyoutovoteforit,willyoustillvoteforit?"

           Pinski(hesitating).

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