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gossip always tells itself,

‽eman sih s'tahw⸘

repeating system, automatic lockdown

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rare and highly sought-after oddities -

novelly constructed,verbs -

until they don't make any sense.

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sunday someday this week

‽eman sih s'tahw⸘

.you forget .

self-served come others

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'...ysay ehs ...' ,syas eh ',oot yaw taht kinht i'

'... maybe we really think we do...'

‽eman sih s'tahw⸘

nobody says anything,

good enough, or better or any worse.

.laiceps si ydobon

here i am. hear me be.

here i am. i'm not asking.

here i am. can he hear these

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!saw i ereht

was i there? was i heard? did he care?

‽i did i⸘

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‽eman sih s'tahw

.laiceps si ydobon