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Ego necessitates through coexistence and is not individualistic by nature. It develops over time, in the latter as a byproduct of human nature via its observation of others, which formulates its structure, thereby incorporating views that are seldom to many, and thus, an outcast from society. When youth is robbed, opportune's one's soul to be sold.

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Perfection sharpens thy tongue ere thy teeth,
closed door finds a thief’s presence,
oiled talents wear a lifetime, 
advocate guilt giving way to the lure,
review robs the core
I am that I am
a thief, soulless, yet art I occupied.

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