Now look," Janice said. "If the king is so rich, why can't … - Robert Sheckley

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Now look," Janice said. "If the king is so rich, why can't he pay?"
"The king never pays for anything he can get free," the ferra said. "That's why he's so rich.

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Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated American science fiction author.

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