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Arthur Birling: [about his workers] If you don't come down hard on some of these people, they'll soon be asking for the earth.
Gerald Croft: [obsequiously] That's right.
The Inspector: They might. But it's better to ask for the earth than to take it.
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[last lines]
Arthur Birling: [hanging up the phone] A girl has died. Suicide. A police inspector is on his way to ask us some questions.
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