The Boy:
“I was born at 10:47pm on a Monday evening. It was raining that night…”
The Voice:
"I will remove your old heart of flesh
For you see my boy, it can't serve you anymore
And I’ll replace it with an iron core
With locks and walls to shelter you from what was there before."
"Though in time this core may rust
Your old heart my boy, would’ve long turned to dust
Now you'll endure all that you can and more
And nothing that remains resembles what was there before.
I’ll be waiting…"
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