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O gather thee now, Wall Street traders of death.<\/p>\n
But, before work you must sign a waiver,<\/div>\n
in case on the floor you do take your last breath,<\/div>\n
no recompense can you then savor.<\/div>\n
Go shouting your numbers and capital gains,<\/div>\n
the NYSE crowd way thinner.<\/div>\n
Who said to make money you have to have brains?<\/div>\n
The stock market’s always a winner.<\/div>\n
And why, in this\u00a0time of the country’s demise,<\/div>\n
does the Dow Jones continue to rise?<\/div>\n
The answer, of course, should come as no surprise.<\/div>\n
The players are rich and the game is their prize.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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