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Each new day my world appears before me
Familiar yet different; my place uncertain,
I interact with the other players
And the game continues. I gather tokens
Of their involvement with me, which seems real
But sometimes I’m not sure. I don’t know the
Score. Did I ever know the score? Game time
Elapses – sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly –
But I’m never quite sure where I stand. At last
This session ends. Experience points are
Tallied and my stats altered. Am I ready,
Truly ready for more gameplay? REBOOT…
Each new day my world appears before me
Familiar yet different; my place uncertain,
I interact with the other players
And the game continues… I have no choice,
But that is better than no game at all.

At least if there’s a game, I can still win.