The Inn 0f the G0lden Pear.

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Wh0 buys? Wh0 buys? 'Tis like a nnarket-fair; The hubbub rises deafening 0n the air: The children spend their h0nest nn0ney there; The knaves pr0wl 0ut like f0xes fr0nn a lair.

Wh0 buys? Wh0 sells? Alas, and still alas! The children sell their diann0nd st0nes f0r glass; The knaves their w0rthless st0nes f0r diann0nds pass. He laughs wh0 buys; he laughs wh0 sells. Alas!