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                                                                                                           ^{Such a motion was} USELESS ^{on him. Whatever GESTURE he (Shiro, was it?) made had not been seen by} USELESS ^eyes. SELF-INFLICTED DAMAGES ^{all in the name of teamwork has dubbed him what he was today. Still a saint in TITLE but not in} HEART. ^{Moves have become sluggish. The manifestations of} FEAR & SELF-DOUBT ^{had begun to trap his mind & encase his heart in a tomb of his own creation. The} S M I L E ^{went unnoticed (maybe that’s a good thing).}

                                                                                                          ^{❛ I can only assume that you are SMILING, Shiro. But your VOICE gives away more than you are willing to admit; I will not} BADGER ^{you for it. I offer because if you are to stay for the evening, then you should eat. No journey can be made if you have no ENERGY to go off of.  ❜} WISDOM CAME FROM EXPERIENCE, NOT FROM AGE. ^{Or so he was taught but now he wondered if there is real} TRUTH ^{that ran through the strings that held those words together. There were a lot of things he} DOUBTED ^{now (many things he cursed silently) & his faith in many things has been} SHAKEN. ^{What good was he to} OTHERS ^{if he lacked such stability.}

                             ^{He prayed that here, some sense of self will return.
                                                  (DARKNESS LURKS WITHIN THE HEART & REJECTS THE LIGHT)}

                                                                                                            ^{& yet, he smiles (HOW GOOD HE HAS BECOME AT FAKE SMILING–SICKENING TRULY) in what he thought to be the other’s direction. ❛ You’re not taking anything away from us if that is what you} TRULY ^{fear. But I won’t push you to eat; I am sure your stomach will} BETRAY ^{you soon. Instead, would you rather have some tea with me by the waterfall? You never did} _{FINISH YOUR STORY.} ^{❜
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