E.W.Dijkstra Archive: A Parabel (EWD 365)
A Parabel
"Years ago a railway company was erected and one of its directors --probably the commercial bloke-- discovered that the initial investment could be reduced significantly if only fifty percent of the cars would be equipped with a toilet and, therefore, so was decided.
"Shortly after the company had started its operations, however, complaints about toilets came pouring in. An investigation was carried out and showed that the obvious thing had happened: despite its youth the company was a...
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