agreement is an agreement

On the other hand, he's an honest, hard worker.
On the other hand, he has absolutely nothing. 
On the other hand, things could never get worse for him, they coulud only get better.
(...)
/Fiddler on the Roof - They gave each other a pledge-unthinkable!/

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