Chapter 2
Tom turns punishment into profit; Twain's narrator famously distinguishes Work from Play: 'Work consists of whatever a body is OBLIGED to do, and Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.'
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From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Tom's iconic trick of convincing other boys to pay him for the privilege of whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence, demonstrating his understanding of human psychology.
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