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Others come back with jobs. He thinks to buy loyalty – the best way to succeed, he thinks. All share in the Common Theft. All are in debt. All fear to owe him yet still greater sums. His wealth, and it is clearly small, survives all purchases of people. He imports little that he pays for. Local services are financed by a tax on everyone. He trains us by louche intimidation. We start quickly to say “I don’t know that” or “That is not the problem I must solve” or “I am only doing what I’m told”. The yes dogs he employs are in good health and happy to do tricks till they’re put down. ----- Lawrence Upton Visiting Fellow, Music Dept, Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW ---- ----- Lawrence Upton Visiting Fellow, Music Dept, Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW ----