Still, in silence, they decided to hug vanity and each other.
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vain We joked about how we are both vain people, vain
questioning the sincerity within every [sincerity] act,
calling each other out on every moment of self-gratification.
"Stop performing!"
We enunciated.
Still, despite our bodily nakedness, we dreaded other exposures.
Still, in silence, we decided to hug vanity and each other.
o-e-t-a-h-c-e-r
We grew old as the motherland returned to youth.
