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an electric box or contemplating the pros and cons of committing suicide due to his lack of ingenuity, makes this mission quite a bit of an ordeal. The Big Box Mart that stood towering against the morning sky beckoned Man to browse its labyrinth of discount prices and Chinese labored goods. Side-stepping through grander cars than his own, he trekked towards the Box of Sovereignty. Once our Man slipped through the sliding glass doors, he entered a whole different florescent than his own.

  Craving the pseudo-normality he is used to, a simple bag of oranges was the only thing on his mind. Making a beeline towards the produce, he dodged fellow shoppers who, if you ask me, have a much more quality lives and are far more interesting. When he got to the produce section, there were in fact no oranges. No, he isn’t about to pull a No Name and ask if there are oranges and then go home and die by his own mind. Despite their similarity, they aren’t the same person. They still have differential in their cerebral cortex, and instead of falling into a deep mental blackout, Man goes to the apples.

  Man grabs a plastic bag and fills it up with one, two, three, four, and five apples. He glances up and sees Woman. Woman glances up and sees Man eyeing her, and she returns the favor.

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  You see. This Man turned into an Individual because he went outside of his comfort zone. His life began when his certainty ended. He left what he was used to and in so connecting with a Woman. Together they became a Duo, and lived an outrageously different life than their own.