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21Dimly remembered celebrity chefs shuffle \ 21Dimly remembered celebrity chefs shuffle \
22down the cold and darkened highways of the heart. \ 22down the cold and darkened highways of the heart. \
23They are the last personality left. They are the meek \ 23They are the last personality left. They are [the meek \
24who inherited the heart, what was left of it. \ 24who inherited the heart][meek], what was left of it.\
25
25Without food to cook in new or exciting ways \ 26Without food to cook in new or exciting ways \
26nor audience to gasp and cackle, the chefs \ 27nor audience to gasp and cackle, the chefs \
27of the heart quietly waste away while staring \ 28of the heart quietly waste away while staring \
28doe-eyed into now-empty Safeway windows \ 29doe-eyed into now-empty Safeway windows \
29checking under the dusty produce shelves \ 30checking under the dusty produce shelves \
30for something they pray the rats haven't found yet. 31for something they pray the [rats][] haven't found yet.
31 32
32Years ago, the economy of the heart boomed \ 33Years ago, the economy of the heart boomed \
33and there was food everywhere. Produce \ 34and there was food everywhere. Produce \
34piled high in pyramids of devotion, meat in \ 35piled high in pyramids of devotion, meat in \
35gilded glass cases opulent under fluorescence, \ 36gilded glass cases opulent under fluorescence, \
36dairy which ran like the mythical river toward \ 37dairy which ran like the [mythical river][] toward \
37cereals hot and cold. Under it all, thrumming \ 38cereals hot and cold. Under it all, thrumming \
38like great stone wheels on sand under a hot sun \ 39like great stone wheels on sand under a hot sun \
39near a river where reeds sang in the wind \ 40near a river where reeds sang in the wind \
40the heart produced and gave reward for hard labor. 41the heart produced and gave reward for hard labor.
41 42
42No one knows when it all ended. No one can say \ 43No one knows when it all ended. No one can say \
43if it was the heart that dried up or the heart's supply. \ 44if it was the heart that dried up or the heart's supply. \
44Either way, food of the heart became scarcer and scarcer. \ 45Either way, food of the heart became scarcer and scarcer. \
45People began dying, not of starvation \ 46People began dying, not of starvation \
46but of a certain facial expression that could only \ 47but of a certain facial expression that could only \
47be described as desperation. Now \ 48be described as desperation. Now \
48all that are left are the celebrity chefs, last bastion \ 49all that are left are the celebrity chefs, last bastion \
49of a once mighty empire of the heart \ 50of a once mighty empire of the [heart \
50are reduced to husks blown dry by wind. 51are reduced to husks][heart] blown dry by wind.
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53[meek]: http://biblehub.com/matthew/5-5.htm
54[rats]: in-bed.html
55[mythical river]: music-433.html
56[heart]: sense-of-it.html