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seventeen syllables
jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
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fearsome disguises
interpreted as vision
illustrate kindness
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pallid impressions
shut tight against the fury
of chaos relieved
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brandished persuasion
unlikely to heed reserve
complicates conscience
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native dialects
sound coarse to uncommon ears
described by still hands
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fortresses of light
returned by force of belief
herald each conflict
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sidewalks crumble close
life pushing up through the cracks
spurning permanence
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delicious queries
elicited through silence
denied approval
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lifeless combatants
with visions diametric
spar for vanity
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irritants redressed
anticipated brightly
hidden from critique
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aimless carousing
terrible burdens lifted
cause unexpected
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principal effects
reactionary vices
unfortunate crimes
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where arrogance reigns
decisions come at high cost
extracted in blood
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practical matters
seldom impede the dreamer
who can't awaken
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appeals to conscience
repeated by rote review
becoming weightless
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rotten arguments
dispel the serious mood
of lovers crossed
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sympathetic eyes
unfeeling by most accounts
gather only scorn
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liquid words revised
prosper in kinder prices
consciously devised
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power attraction
measured by authority
claims the unwilling
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terrorized license
the simplest recitations
offer smallest prize
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derisive remarks
intended for public view
repulse eager crowds
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circus performers
cringing silent sorrowful
paint distorted smiles
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treasured heritage
forgotten without regret
punishing the past
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increasing returns
numinous, overloaded
presage the collapse
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without denial
amazement blossoms throughout
jaded receivers
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definitive proof
defies the minions of truth
defiling patience
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defensive actions
derived by specious logic
depend on weakness
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textured stimulus
pliant yielding unreserved
overwhelms conscience
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weary divisions
awaiting the call to heal
drop from ignorance
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kindness ferocious
unprincipled in measure
driven through caution
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caustic complexion
muted by fiery bridges
daring wallflowers
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