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Appeal

A multi-faceted facade shining in the air, gleaming rays of confidence that radiate everywhere.. It's shameless pursuit makes impressionable minds stare, and wish they could embody boldness and pretend that they don't care.. Now they question what they have, as well as what they've earned.. they're trapped by what they see; they're sense of self is now perturbed.. Appeal is so powerful with the capacity to turn the axis of opinion that controls what is learned as well what is conditioned and reflected in our behavior. Pride, our slave master; Validation, our savior. Acceptance viewed as grace, for the likes of which we labor; working overtime shifts to ensure our lawn matches our neighbors'...

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