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As an empire ascends, it commits its depredations on other peoples; as it declines, on its own.
— TJW
[Clara has gone to school in a nice new outfit. Mom picks her up.]
Mom: How’d that new outfit work out?
Clara: I like it.
Mom: How do those new pants feel?
Clara: Mom: they’re not pants.
Mom: Uh… what are they?
Clara: They’re leggings.