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When this concept is first introduced, a character notices the “absolute simplicity” of it and lets out a “respectful whistle.” A chapter named after (20[1])this concept ends with the protagonist being stabbed (20[1])by a woman holding a bone-handled kitchen knife before being (20[1])saved by two colonels. (20[1])This concept is introduced as a law that is illegal to read. (20[1])An example of (20[1])this concept results in a profit (20[1])being made (20[1])off of (*) eggs (10[1])that are bought for (10[1])seven (10[1])cents (10[3])each (10[2])and sold for five (10[1])cents (10[1])each. (10[2])Doc (10[1])Daneeka (10[2])refuses to discharge (10[2])any (10[1])pilots (10[1])for insanity (10[1])because of (10[1])this concept, (10[3])which states that any pilot who asks to be grounded isn’t crazy. For 10 points, name this paradoxical loophole that titles a Joseph Heller novel. ■END■ (10[4])

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