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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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And seal the doors behind you.

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Shiny.... So shiny...

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SUCH REACTIONARY COMMODITY FETISHISM IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH!