:54:52
When the child was a child
it choked on spinach, peas...
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rice pudding
and steamed cauliflower...
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and now eats all of that,
and not just because it has to.
:55:05
When the child was a child,
it woke up once in a strange bed...
:55:10
but now time and time again.
:55:13
Many people seemed beautiful then,
nowadays it's only the odd one.
:55:18
lt had a precise picture of Paradise,
and now can only guess at it.
:55:25
lt couldn't imagine nothingness,
and today shudders at the idea.
:55:31
When the child was a child,
it played with enthusiasm...
:55:35
and now it can only muster it
when it concerns its work.