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One trained in the law, genus ''[[causidicus mediocris]]'', whose principle fear is being blind-sided by the very language — English — in which {{sex|she}} must ply her trade. When you press her why she must so persistently desecrate her calling, she will tell you this: | One trained in the law, genus ''[[causidicus mediocris]]'', whose principle fear is being blind-sided by the very language — English — in which {{sex|she}} must ply her trade. Such individuals are uniquely susceptible to [[Schwarzschild radii]]. When you press her why she must so persistently desecrate her calling, she will tell you this: | ||
“My drafting may be convoluted, but it is effective: It must be, for we haven’t had any litigation on it.” | “My drafting may be convoluted, but it is effective: It must be, for we haven’t had any [[litigation]] on it.” | ||
If you have the patience, this is the time to wheel out your pre-prepared joke: | If you have the patience, this is the time to wheel out your pre-prepared joke: | ||
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Walk proudly away. Your work is done. Of course it won’t make a blind bit of difference, but you may feel better. | Walk proudly away. Your work is done. Of course it won’t make a blind bit of difference, but you may feel better. | ||
All lawyers are philosophers; good lawyers are just bad ones. Bad lawyers are worse. They have nothing on philosophers, though, who are terrible lawyers. The pits. | |||
All lawyers are philosophers; good lawyers are just bad ones. | |||
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