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10 Uprising Lament of the Town-Crier (For Ntemfac Ofege, Charlie Ndi-Chia and Boh Herbert) What hypocritical existence you prefer, you kings of third world clans. Shivering at the truth; persecuting the town-criers for ringing their bells too loud, for giving the news too straight and endangering your sycophantic existence with vulture-masters of so-called first-worlds. With them you soar, devouring the cadavers of your people whose souls their country's starving coffers cannot retain within their shrunken bodies journalists of the economic predicament of their fatherland. Traitors, to train a town-crier then control the ringing of his bell; brainwashing him into a praise-singer instead of his peoples' eyes, ears, and mouth. A parrot is caged for telling the truth, and beaten by un-schooled uniforms - the vermin of society - hand-picked to protect their benefactors; a parrot is no parrot if it cannot report for fear of the master's rage, for fear his resounding beak would be withdrawn. Helplessly some sit behind powerful bulbs blaring forth lies from the master's machinery. When the tide shall turn, many shall go overboard. ...

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