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Dear Mr. President, There are too many states nowadays. Please eliminate three.
— Grandpa ‧ The Simpsons
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker writes a letter to the president complaining that the country has too many states and asking that three be removed. The request treats the nation's map as clutter to be tidied, delivered with absurd, blunt confidence.
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