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Riddance

Ōtake Riddance

Good riddance to both,
You merchants of hate,
You peddlers of fear,
With venom for breath,
And silence for truth.

The world is lighter
Without your shadow.

Let the rest learn:
Tyrants fall,
Grifters rot,
And even the loudest lie
Cannot outshout
The grave.