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He was not such a terrific shot Nor was his malice more than "ought" Incompetence is the rule of the day Such secret police often have their way; A motive any man could grasp But refuse to grasp it, thus at last We recognize a man in act-- A sane conviction, tho' not any fact Was used to make it, thus he attacked.
Author’s note: Another epigram concerning assassins and would be assassins is here. Consider these part of a series.