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19 link: boy_bus 19 link: boy_bus
20... 20...
21 21
22Dimly remembered celebrity chefs shuffle \ 22| Dimly remembered celebrity chefs shuffle
23down the cold and darkened highways of the heart. \ 23| down the cold and darkened highways of the heart.
24They are the last personality left. They are [the meek \ 24| They are the last personality left. They are [the meek
25who inherited the heart][meek], what was left of it.\ 25| who inherited the heart][meek], what was left of it.\
26 26
27Without food to cook in new or exciting ways \ 27| Without food to cook in new or exciting ways
28nor audience to gasp and cackle, the chefs \ 28| nor audience to gasp and cackle, the chefs
29of the heart quietly waste away while staring \ 29| of the heart quietly waste away while staring
30doe-eyed into now-empty Safeway windows \ 30| doe-eyed into now-empty Safeway windows
31checking under the dusty produce shelves \ 31| checking under the dusty produce shelves
32for something they pray the [rats][] haven't found yet. 32| for something they pray the [rats][] haven't found yet.
33 33
34Years ago, the economy of the heart boomed \ 34| Years ago, the economy of the heart boomed
35and there was food everywhere. Produce \ 35| and there was food everywhere. Produce
36piled high in pyramids of devotion, meat in \ 36| piled high in pyramids of devotion, meat in
37gilded glass cases opulent under fluorescence, \ 37| gilded glass cases opulent under fluorescence,
38dairy which ran like the [mythical river][] toward \ 38| dairy which ran like the [mythical river][] toward
39cereals hot and cold. Under it all, thrumming \ 39| cereals hot and cold. Under it all, thrumming
40like great stone wheels on sand under a hot sun \ 40| like great stone wheels on sand under a hot sun
41near a river where reeds sang in the wind \ 41| near a river where reeds sang in the wind
42the heart produced and gave reward for hard labor. 42| the heart produced and gave reward for hard labor.
43 43
44No one knows when it all ended. No one can say \ 44| No one knows when it all ended. No one can say
45if it was the heart that dried up or the heart's supply. \ 45| if it was the heart that dried up or the heart's supply.
46Either way, food of the heart became scarcer and scarcer. \ 46| Either way, food of the heart became scarcer and scarcer.
47People began dying, not of starvation \ 47| People began dying, not of starvation
48but of a certain facial expression that could only \ 48| but of a certain facial expression that could only
49be described as desperation. Now \ 49| be described as desperation. Now
50all that are left are the celebrity chefs, last bastion \ 50| all that are left are the celebrity chefs, last bastion
51of a once mighty empire of the [heart \ 51| of a once mighty empire of the [heart
52are reduced to husks][heart] blown dry by wind. 52| are reduced to husks][heart] blown dry by wind.
53 53
54[meek]: http://biblehub.com/matthew/5-5.htm 54[meek]: http://biblehub.com/matthew/5-5.htm
55[rats]: in-bed.html 55[rats]: in-bed.html