Mr. Larch, you heard the case for the prosecution. Is there anything you wish to say before I pass sentence? Well... I'd just like to say, m'lud, I've got a family... a wife and six kids... and I hope very much you don't have to take away my freedom... because... well, because, m'lud, freedom is a state much prized within the realm of civilised society.

He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.

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