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There is a mask.
In front of you there is a mask that
Inevitably you will wear.
Whether you should want to or not,
Your hands will reach out for it of their own volition
And you shall adorn it.
You will wear it all your days and never know
What the outside of this mask looks like.
You yourself -
The one adorned,
Will never know what this mask looks like.
You may ask others to describe to you the details, the design, down to the material it is made from,
However you can only use your imagination to understand the very first thing others around you see when they look at you.
You try to pry and rip at the mask,
But once you have put it on
It will not be taken off.

What's your parallel?

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