A worm is squirmin' in the korners ah me brain. Late at night when my body is still I feel it wriggle, chomp & giggle az it moves thr ough me kranium. At first I hardly noticed dey blasted bugger, butt az mem- ory after memory dissolved it be- came klear my en- tire mind is worm- infested: it's nothing butt ah medley ah chemicals & microbes which constantly mu tate & re kombine . . .

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Nadya:	Zhis guy iz rotten at zee core.
Gus:	No human is entirely rotten. Unfortunately, there are so many ideological 'worms' in the environment, that we all get corrupted in some ways. The challange is to keep coming back to your core values after fragmentation.
Liao:	Isn't that what bravery is? Each person falls. However, it takes bravery to get up and recommit. Never fear getting cracked, bruised, or torn apart – we're only defeated when we cease trying to rebuild & restore.