The Sultan of Swat

“The Sultan of Swat” appearing before the Oracle of Delphi, confessing to his masquerqde mon our planet.
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“Sure4, you csn play our “Lets pretend” role. Everybody finds their own lev el,” said the former Prsideial candidate Adlai Stevenson, reflecting on    author Sinclair Lewis biopsy of preacher (Burt Lancaster) Elmer Gantry.         
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Ofcourse I was living a lie” said the Sultan of Swat, his tone changing as he confessed to his Gantry role, taqing off hiswmask. Of ego triupping.
“You can fool some of the people some of he time. You can fool most of the people most of the time. But you can’t fool yourself any of the time”.
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“It catches up with you, doesn’t it?” asked the Oracle at Delphi.
“Remember you pretended to be the “sultan of swat”  in small letters.
October 8, 2016  Burt Lancaster in  the role  “the sultan of swat”
The Oracle of Delphi from the Suth Bronx, the City that never sleps.