Down
Both words in one sentence
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Gilly Gopher of Nip and Tuck: A blatant straw Liberal who exists solely to be talked down to by the entire population of Mularky County.
Source: Straw Character - The Dirty Coward gets the short straw and breaks down sobbing, so the hero makes the Heroic Sacrifice and stays behind on the Moon instead.
Source: Cold Equation -
Straw Nihilist: Steerpike just wants power for himself, and if he can't have, he'll take as many people as possible down with him.
Source: Literature / Gormenghast
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