played a weird, high-pitched music that no one could recognize. Soon, the children of Hamelin emerged from their houses and streamed from their playgrounds. With glazed looks, they milled about in the streets. The town councillors could hear the children talking earnestly to each other.
‘Free markets are the only sure way to give people the personal incentive to build a better society,’ said one child.
‘We must respect the rights of citizens to preserve the ethnic purity of their neighbourhoods,’ said another.
‘Our only obligation as a society is to make sure everyone has a level playing field,’ said a third.
As their children began to form tax protest groups and shooting clubs, the town councillors sadly realized that all their years of careful social planning would soon come to nothing. The next day, they found the public-address van on the outskirts of town, but there was no sign of the mysterious man whom they had tried to swindle.
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This ebook edition first published in 2011
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‘Free markets are the only sure way to give people the personal incentive to build a better society,’ said one child.
‘We must respect the rights of citizens to preserve the ethnic purity of their neighbourhoods,’ said another.
‘Our only obligation as a society is to make sure everyone has a level playing field,’ said a third.
As their children began to form tax protest groups and shooting clubs, the town councillors sadly realized that all their years of careful social planning would soon come to nothing. The next day, they found the public-address van on the outskirts of town, but there was no sign of the mysterious man whom they had tried to swindle.
COPYRIGHT
This edition first published in Great Britain in 1994 by Souvenir Press, 43 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3PD
This ebook edition first published in 2011
All rights reserved © 1994 by James Finn Garner
Published by arrangement with Macmillan Publishing Co., a member of Paramount Publishing.
The right of James Finn Garner to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
This ebook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights, and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly
ISBN 9780285640177
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