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"But," I say to Society, "I don't like work; I don't want to work. Why should I be a slave and work?" BUT I SAY TO SOCIETY I DON'T LIKE WORK I DON'T WANT TO WORK WHY SHOULD I BE A SLAVE AND WORK
is, that I shall do the work she has given me to do. As a man works, so Society deals by him. To me Society says: "You sit at your desk and write, that is all I want you to do. You are not good for much, but you can spin out yards of what you and your friends, I suppose, call literature; and some people seem to enjoy reading it. Very well: you sit there and write this literature, or whatever it is, and keep your mind fixed on that. I will see to everything else for you. I will provide you with writing materials, and books of wit and humour, and paste and scissors, and everything else that may be necessary to you in your trade; and I will feed you and clothe you and lodge you, and I will take you about to places that you wish to go to; and I will see that you have plenty of tobacco and all other things practicable that you may desire--provided that you work well. The more work you do, and the better work you do, the better I shall look after you. You write--that is all I want you to do. LD ALL THAT SHE ASKS IN RETURN IS THAT I SHALL DO THE WORK SHE HAS GIVEN ME TO DO AS A MAN WORKS SO SOCIETY DEALS BY HIM TO ME SOCIETY SAYS YOU SIT AT YOUR DESK AND WRITE THAT IS ALL I WANT YOU TO DO YOU ARE NOT GOOD FOR MUCH BUT YOU CAN SPIN OUT YARDS OF WHAT YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS I SUPPOSE CALL LITERATURE AND SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO ENJOY READING IT VERY WELL YOU SIT THERE AND WRITE THIS LITERATURE OR WHATEVER IT IS AND KEEP YOUR MIND FIXED ON THAT I WILL SEE TO EVERYTHING ELSE FOR YOU I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH WRITING MATERIALS AND BOOKS OF WIT AND HUMOUR AND PASTE AND SCISSORS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO YOU IN YOUR TRADE AND I WILL FEED YOU AND CLOTHE YOU AND LODGE YOU AND I WILL TAKE YOU ABOUT TO PLACES THAT YOU WISH TO GO TO AND I WILL SEE THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TOBACCO AND ALL OTHER THINGS PRACTICABLE THAT YOU MAY DESIRE PROVIDED THAT YOU WORK WELL THE MORE WORK YOU DO AND THE BETTER WORK YOU DO THE BETTER I SHALL LOOK AFTER YOU YOU RIGHT THAT IS ALL I WANT YOU TO DO
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