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More than him. His face registers only the bitterness of the man who knew he was going to be betrayed, and was.

The infamous Reverse-Faux Execution, cruelest of all forms of foreplay.

In spite of you, the knowledge slips into its natural niche in your brain -- common sense, inevitable in retrospect.

In spite of you, the knowledge slips into its natural niche in your brain -- obvious, inevitable.

No, no, no. This isn't right. This can't be right.

A suburb of Almina al-Azraq. Green bushes, knee-high, stretch across a plateau. Boys with skirts woven into nets pluck small white flowers from between the leaves, pinching just beneath each bud.

As much as 75% of the world's commercial jasmine is produced in this vast field. Children as young as five work alongside their parents, wiping pollen and pesticides from their cheeks.

In the distant beyond, a massive luminescent body turns in silence amid a sad black cosmos.

The most widely accepted tally: One hundred and fifty million deaths, approx. 10% of the global population.

Frail attempts to find importance in what is an inherently meaningless and chaotic existence.

Meanwhile, your assignment lies neglected by the side of the road.

You have it in you. You are the ultra-light runner, magister of miles, a being made to set the pace for everyone else.

And seal the doors behind you.

Shiny.... So shiny...

SUCH REACTIONARY COMMODITY FETISHISM IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH!

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