A man said to the Universe

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"A man said to the universe:
'Sir, I exist!'
'However,' replied the universe,
'The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.'"


Staring at the poem on the page I felt a sense of abandonment. I jumped as my pencil dropped to the floor from my slack hand. Blinking I reached to grab it and felt as if the universe itself was set to crush me. 

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