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Tests of Humanity

If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?" taken from The Merchant of Venice, Act 3 Scene 1
bleeding scarlet by laceration audibly amused through titillation beautiful ladies diminish survival launches second shoe in reprisal

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Date: 4/28/2025 10:52:00 PM
Nice one, love the end - reminded me of the Iraqi journalist who through his shoe at President George W Bush.
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Trina Layne
Date: 4/29/2025 12:48:00 PM
Appreciated, Sean. True. It does :0)
Date: 4/28/2025 4:04:00 PM
Trina, congrats on your placement in my contest with a wonderful poem. Like that end
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Trina Layne
Date: 4/28/2025 5:20:00 PM
Many thanks. It was a great challenge. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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