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THE 48 LAWS OF POWER!
 
(extuncation point is mine; but I bequeath it to teh world [sic])

This is in the manner of a review of the recent work (1998):
  
    "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene & Joost Elffers,
     ISBN 0-670-88146-5

Mr. R. speeks...

Now, if they had stopped at 42, I would have been impressed.
(as it is, I;m just lightly s'presse'd)


LAW 01
 [Note 01]


LAW 2

NOTE: Laws 3 thru 15, have been moved after LAW 41, please
      page down or, [Click here]. 
We applologise for the in-convenience.



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LAW 41
"AVOID STEPPING INTO A GREAT MAN'S SHOES"

(or avoid stepping into horse hockey, even if the shoes 
 belong to woody allen, or a "certain" penguin!)

Please page down to LAW 42, or [Click here]
(again, we do appologize for any inconvenience, we are still
 checking on how this could have occured)





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Page up to continue with LAW #16, or [Click here]
(please believe me, whom-ever is responsible will be found, even if
 we have to hunt her or him down like a duck! And, once again, our
 sincerest apploggies)



LAW 42 (at last)
"STRIKE THE SHEPHERD AND THE SHEEP WILL SCATTER"

(somehow, I just *knew* that sheep would be involved somewhere,
 and to think that i thought that all of this could be achieved
 *without* sex!  bahhh! Oh, BAHHHHHH!!!!!!! ;) (sorry, too much vitiamin 'e')


LAW 43
"WORK ON THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OTHERS"

so, what we are supposed to become cardioligists and
neuro-surgeons to boot? I want my money back! I demand
a re-count, I (thud)....



LAW 44
"DISAM AND INFURIATE WITH THE mirror effect"

so, where do i get juan of those mirror things, a majiks shope?



LAW 45
"PREACH THE NEED FOR CHANGE, BUT NEVER REFORM TOO MUCH AT ONCE"

i guess its just spontaneous reactionarinism all over again, yuh think?


LAW 46
"NEVER APPER TOO PERFECT"

little chance of that


LAW 47
"DO NOT GO PAST THE MARK YOU AIMED FOR; IN VICTORY, LEARN WHEN TO STOP.

orgams?


LAW 48
"ASSUME FORMLESSNESS"

oh, to be a bloble, again? 

NOTES


Note 01
I notice that the authors, do not follow the nomainative process
of preceeding digits with leading zeroes. Thus, a *strict* 
alphabetisation of the LAWS would place them in the order
4, 40, 41, 42, ... 49, 5, 50, ... etc.
I will refrain from that an use the power ordinal ordering
irrespective of 
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btw, I numbered and entered the LAWS in inverse numerical order,
I hope this doesn't tilt the balence of power in an untoward
direction or sometheng.


THE LAWS OF
UNp-POWER!



41.5 Always frisk everyone. Especially if they are nude.