Foeman feodal unsheckled

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  • foeman: enemy
  • foreman: i.e., of slaves
  • feudal
  • foetal
  • unshackled: i.e., freed, as a slave
  • unshekeled: without shekels (money)

Commentary

Note the internal contradictions of these two descriptions (one is both despot and slave, the other both captor and freed captive), as well as the ambiguity: there is no indication as to which of these is Butt and which is Taff. However, the distinctions are now irrelevant, as the two are merging into one.