Painterly ornate brass key tied to a blank weathered paper tag on cream.

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Withnail

Free to those that can afford it, very expensive to those that can't.

— Withnail and I • 1987

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The two halves reverse the relationship we expect between price and ability to pay. People with money receive something free while those without it face expense. The neat contradiction makes unequal access sound absurd, questioning how generosity can favor those who need it least.

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