Poem: Justice at its Finest

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Due diligence
paperwork all settled 
research all done 
computations calculated 
strategies codified 
witnesses gathered
arguments written up 

she just forgot 
to bribe the right people 
for a favorable result
all that hard work 
all for naught 
what a shame indeed.


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