MrSherman
NO MORE ASYLUM
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Slavery, n.
Involuntary servitude. The ingenious rulers of the republic of Acirema have devised a highly efficient method of slavery, in which the most productive citizens work in bondage for six months of every year; the fruit of their labors enriches the public coffers and provides for the comfort and ease of the rest of the population. So clever are the nobility of Acirema that these slaves are kept utterly unaware of their captivity: during the period of their enslavement, they are free to move about, unhindered by collar or fetters, the same as the rest of the year, and free to pursue whatever work they choose. The slaves believe themselves to be free men and women, with power over the disposition of their output. This illusion is maintained by a yearly ritual in which the slaves are allowed to choose whether to be robbed by Tweedledee or Tweedledum.
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