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 As we approach the apocalypse, we must remember that humanity is every first breath and every last breath, every kiss, every killing, every prayer, every story, every act of kindness, every evil action, every expression of love, every hateful thought and action, every sign of compassion, every plant put in the ground, every lie, every destructive act of power, every law, every rite, every burial, every poem, every image, every note of music, every slap, every abuse of another human being, every greedy plan, every thought, every act of defiance, every creative act, every humiliation, every failure, every stumble, every sign of courage, every child loved, every child saved, every dream, every notion of God, every memory of everyone, every suicide, every message sent or gotten, every conversation, every sexual act, every sigh, every tear, every joke, every burst of laughter, every secret, every vow kept or broken, every lingering trouble, every affliction, every word of wisdom, every whisper, every broken bone, every lost child, every act of faith, every poisoned heart, every misstep of love, every caress, every angry punch, every feat of the practiced body, every body left to grow useless, every look of desire, every hand shake, every plot, every autopsy, every cadaver a student dissects, every heart attack, every stoke, every unmet desire, every good idea forgotten, every dysfunctional family, every affirmation, every longing for justice, every act of defiance, every marriage that endures, every intimate human bond of love, every act of reverence, every act of holy submission, every orgasm, every scar, every scream, every moral test, every moral failure, every struggle, every obsession, every perversion, every failing body, every anxious choice, every belief in someone else, every frozen stare, every promise kept, every political move, every word unsaid, every cry of a baby, every lost soul, every nasty remark, every dive into the unknown, every puzzle solved, every cold shoulder, every blessing, every missed opportunity, every life lost saving another, every goddam good and evil and meaningless and sublime thing that humans have ever done.