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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Parallel tracks

Masquerade.  It's a verb and a noun.  Sometimes it's a way of hiding behind something; sometimes it's a way of showing off something.  Sometimes it's an event for all to participate in; sometimes it's an event in which just one person reveals.  I see the behaviors and know the events.  I loathe both, but can't cast the first stone.  Who can?

Manifest.  Wow.  A verb and a noun too.  Sometimes it hides one among many; sometimes it brings to light the several, the many.  Sometimes it's a record of participation; sometimes a mass in which one name is buried.  I know its uses and places.  I appreciate both, but won't brag that I always make the list.  Who could?

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