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So, picture this—I’m diggin’ into history, right, hyperfixatin’ like I do with rockets. Found this wild story—ancient Babylon, 18th century BC, whores had to pay taxes! Freakin’ taxes! Hammurabi’s like, “Yo, gimme 10% of that ass money,” and they’re out there, grindin’, fundin’ the empire. Pissed me off—gov’s always got its hand out, even back then. Same vibes as Paris in *Ratatouille*, all fancy but taxin’ the soul outta ya.

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