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Come，howisthat，eh？
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Firstwewashtheyarntoseparatethegreaseandfilth；dothesamewithallbadcitizens，sortthemoutanddrivethemforthwithrods—they’retherefuseofthecity。Thenforallsuchascomecrowdingupinsearchofemploymentsandoffices，wemustcardthemthoroughly；then，tobringthemalltothesamestandard，pitchthempell—mellintothesamebasket，residentaliensorno，allies，debtorstotheState，allmixeduptogether。ThenasforourColonies，youmustthinkofthemassomanyisolatedhanks；findtheendsoftheseparatethreads，drawthemtoacentrehere，windthemintoone，makeonegreathankofthelot，outofwhichthepubliccanweaveitselfagood，stouttunic。
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