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Unacceptable

April 26, 2021
By sxiang BRONZE, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
sxiang BRONZE, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
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You have been set loose upon the world. Set loose to wreak havoc, set loose to take lives, set loose to transmit paranoia. Driving the world to an unfathomable point of devastation, pushing the very limits of sanity. Arriving unexpectedly, uncontrollably, ungovernable. How much longer? Nobody could control you, nor stop you. All lives were cut to a halt by an impenetrable barrier of sickness. Everything was put to a pause. An unstoppable, unrelenting, unprecedented pressure. Able to alter people’s lifestyles within weeks. At first, life was expected to return back to normal swiftly. But did it? No. Of course not. You concocted a pandemic, like an untamed beast. You immediately took over the world. People were scared. The feeling of dread drowned our lives, as the threat never died down. Even now. You are still here, continuing the reign of terror. You need to be stopped. Unacceptable.


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This is a pastiche of Shylock's monologue from 'The Merchant of Venice' by Shakespeare.


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