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Paparazzi

In brokered spaces hangs a clammy chill That gawkers with heightened senses distill With stealth, guile, avarice and pawned skill Around unsuspecting celebs their viruses congeal Intimate and carefree moments quarantined in a still Tendered seconds stolen by each, maverick shill Plundered with a ravenous, rapacious thrill Each grainy visage paying the stalker's, truant bill Malleable fodder placed in the public's, greedy til Enhanced images on glossy folios to spill Their frothing rumor mill with innuendo to swill The public's license with more greed to instill Anesthetizing emotive strains with wanton zeal

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