The puppet knows it is part of her job
To mock the puppeteer. "Good people!"
She shouts in her tiny voice "Come buy
The very ordinary candy this man is selling!
He's not much but even he needs to live
And can't live on sweets -- they make him sick.
Also, he has debts. He gambles and never wins
Because he never listens to me." She pauses,
One hand raised, as if listening. "Did you hear?
The Angel of Death just flew by! Wait here a bit;
I'll protect you. And while you wait, buy some candy.
It's undistinguished but it won't kill you. Probably."
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