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With lives defined by favour and by grace,

And slotting without effort into place,

They float above the normal folk with ease,

Their major task to cultivate and please

Their backers and the sources of their cash,

To be indulged until their fortunes crash,

At which point their approach is to deny,

To obfuscate, if needed, downright lie,

To make sure they are shielded from al...

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