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ZEMBLAN LAWYER
Your honor, his claims are ridiculous! A man living a life of secrecy would
never reveal his deepest secrets to strangers unless
he had to!
AMERICAN LAWYER
So why reveal his identity now?
ZEMBLAN LAWYER
Because...
AMERICAN LAWYER
I’m listening.
JUDGE
Prosecution, this is not the time for childish goading. Finish your opening
statement.
AMERICAN LAWYER
Yes, your honor. As I said, the defense will rely on evidence that is full of
holes and is even denied by their client within the
work in question. I hope to show you all that this be-
lief of kingship is rooted in Kinbote’s complete rejec-
tion of the truth. Kinbote himself says:
(He holds up another poster board, which reads:)
Page 130: "... "reality is neither the subject nor the object of true art which
creates its own special reality having nothing to do
with the average "reality" perceived by the communal
eye."
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