and I questioned, did Babylon resemble this?
are we getting any closer to the end of the list?
a sensuous kiss, placed on apocalypse
we teach them how to make a fist, but not to resist
and I'm wondering how'd we find this position
but people are people and I still love 'em †

::Consider Machiavelli::

::HongPong's E2 nodegel visualization::

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Crowd favorites:

• Attack Syria!
• A clean break: a new strategy for securing the realm
• Fuck you; I won't do what you tell me
• Screwing movie theaters sideways: A guide
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
• How to scare the hell out of people using flour
• taking over the world with a Tesla coil
• Why it seems you get good ideas when you're stoned
• Vanilla Sky
• Ferris Bueller
• Dark City

Valuable yet under-appreciated indices (metanodes):

• Middle East
• September 11 attacks and the war against terrorism
• Drug slang
• Twin Cities
• Advanced Placement

Noded favorite music:

• God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere