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The history of sympathetic irony
The man who lost his money feels sorry for the man who lost his job

The man who lost his job feels sorry for the man who lost his wife.

The man who lost his wife feels sorry for the man who lost his legs.

The man who lost his legs feels sorry for the man who lost his children.

The man who lost his children feels sorry for the man who lost his mind, for he knew that with his children now gone he was not far behind...
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