“The poor you will always have with you.”  And you can burden ‘em with everything from most of the expenses to smuggling them to Thailand.

I think I drew this story with a crow-quill.  Yes, those are meant for very fine lines, but not when you push ‘em hard because your head is getting ahead of your hand.  You end up with a jerky, angular, electric line, which, in this case, fits perfectly to the story.