Greediness
And since we could never refuse, let us give in once more.
Perhaps Jacob did cross the whole desert to reach the edge
of the table, for this, he never looked into the eyes of the children
until finally he found a dry seat just outside the door where
he sat and barked at the passersby.
So much he loved posthumous fame.

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