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Entropy enlightens.<br \/>\nA soothing drop in a bucket of fright<br \/>\nis all that the stars will allow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is the wonder socket, a pulse of ice and fire that churns the steam of dreams, a forest of unbidden shadows&#8217; masked parade of time. 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