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Translation from a Mesopotamian newspaper when the shekel started to take over:
"If some people want to rely solely on cash transactions, let them. But don't take away Barter for the rest of us. My Pig can't be forged. If i'm robbed, my pig will squeel and come home. They can't steal all my pigs in one go either. If my pig is accidentally burned i can still eat him. I don't need to have a government agency print my pig, and i dont need to go to the bank to pick him up...I can't drop my wallet full off pigs and lose my weeks pay...
If the shop doesn't have any change i can still trade my pig for more stuff. I can share my pork with a homeless person. Sure, i can use cash for large purchases, but for everything else please leave me the option of trading my pig."
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