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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0c53YAYK1o&ab_channel=ModestMouse-Topic

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Snide noses, 

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Sneers, and sucking teeth; 

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Condescension, belittlement, 

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Passive aggression, 

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Sinister smiles,

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Garrulous flattery 

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And grimaces, cast about in wide arrangement -

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As we sit in a circle 

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And pass about an embroidered pillow, 

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A talking token,

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I'm reminded of my childhood, of the days when

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Children, who behaved like this

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Were - by their peers - promptly 

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And unabashedly, bitten.

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Author's Note

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