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If a man who always lies tells someone he is a liar, is he telling the truth? If no one is alive in a room, is the room empty?
‘In the presence of a trough, it is difficult not to oink,’ Brunetti replied. She looked at him, eyes wide with delight. ‘I doubt that I have ever heard a more apposite explanation of the failure of our political system, sir.’
That left Patta. The obligation to deal with his superior often filled Brunetti with an anticipatory weariness, as if he were a swimmer who had miscounted laps and suddenly realized he still had ten to do in water that grew increasingly chilly.
