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Pernicity

There once existed three men by the ocean. The one of the left was bald and had no friends. His name was Earl and he was disguised as a mime. His eyes were coated in a ring of black and his skin was made of white. When beaten with a baseball bat he would make a sound like “Poof!” and become transparent to the naked eye. The man to his right was called Ringo. The day before yesterday, Ringo beat the hell out of Earl with a baseball bat and Earl became an invisible mime. He was stuck within himself. He said, “Where am I?” to which Ringo replied, “Where were you to begin with?” This calmed Earl and he went back to work attempting to escape his body, so that he might become visible again. He pressed his palms to his invisible barrier and sighed.

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