The president, the secretary of state, the businessman, the preacher, the vendor, the spies, the clients and managersall walking around Wall Street like chickens with their heads cut offrushing to escape bankruptcyplotting to melt down the Statue of Libertyto press more copper penniesto breed more headless chickensto put more feathers in their capsmedals, diplomas, stock certificates, honorary doctorateseggs and eggs of headless chickensmultitaskerssystem hackerswho never know where theyre heading--northward, backward, eastward, forward, and never homeward(where is home)home is in the head(but the head is cut off)and the nest is full of banking forms and Easter eggs with coins inside. Beheaded chickens, how do you breed chickens with their heads cut off? By teaching them how to bankrupt creativity.

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