• blurg@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The judge leaned back in a squeaky chair, self-righteously satisfied that the letter of the law had been followed.

    The spirit of the law lay trampled on the ground, unable to get up or even breathe. Until the public, individuals carrying the breath of actual humanity, walked into the judge’s chambers, giving the spirit mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Offering a mirror to the judge, who didn’t know how reflection works.