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although it has to be nudged, plowed arm in arm, conspirators in the murky dusk, but do not hold your breath! already the inspector is on the prowl, his baton is heard tapping away, to find protestors amazed at the ground shifting, the tap water has

it's cheap for a reason, it's fake for a reason, cheap fake pearl and a buyer quite eager to trade shame, guilt and fear for a small token.

a dog wagging it's tail, before pouncing, growling chewing off a passerby who did not quite get it just as a cat playing with it's live food

and forget one thing, psst - you. moving along with the waves a pendulum wild, stands on tip toes like a ballerina

crippled, blocked out dread lingers they're coming back sloth and lust, in tandem arms interlocking: they've gotten me cornered

going backwards? oh really! arguments come about; you're going back to the caves, a kid said but big bully john

innocence lost of youth, of childhood splendor of ignorance, of bliss a smile; enchantment from a twig, crunchy sounds emanate, whistling happily friendships an idea monumental - dizzy me spinning over and over, faster than

straightforward, simple, black and white, no risk, nothing to dislike about, socially approved, easy tasks, work life balance, does not require intelligence, average does it, not strenuous, not physically taxing, feels good, dopamine adjusted for optimality, you're first, cheered even when you suck, everyone has to like you, kudos,

is when i watch a calm man sputter, is when a refined person becomes vulgar, is when a detached aloof scoundrel pisses in his pants, is when an astute professor forgets his abc, is when tough men raise their eyes to the heavens, is when the uncouth stop swearing and go silent,

gravity ignored, -- truth blasphemed mommy said so. freedom at 18, only to discover it is money that