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Solve et Coagula: Notes of a Pendulum Caught in Mid-Swing, Pt.I

My point concerns the hemp, and NOT the bananas OR their/our DNA

Gustave Deresse
3 min readApr 4, 2024
‘Toxic Wool’ | Image, Mid-Shot of a Hooded Goat-Man Standing in a Forest, Holding a Pendulum Floating Upwards From His Right Hand, While a Goat Stands Behind, Generated by Gustave Deresse in NightCafe; unedited

What are these, the dark ages? I mean, who still partakes in SEX TRAFFICKING?? Not to pretend I’ve never hurt anyone before, but this is usually a result of making stupid decisions, or mishandling various aspects of my own life, and NOT mal-intent.

And I haven’t trafficked anyone.

Beyond certain celebrities who were recently discovered for being on Jeffrey Epstein’s list, I imagine someone saying things like:

“Hey, woah there — hold on. Don’t be using hemp oil for EVERYTHING now; the preparation is too intensive. Let’s build oil rigs in the middle of the f*cking OCEAN and strand people there for months at a time instead — ”

Yes?

“OH, yes — even.”

At that level, however, they don’t generally get caught, let alone prosecuted.

**January 10th, 2025 @ 22:16**

NOTE:
Firstly, I'm compelled to point out generalizations
are never cool, and rarely accurate. Truthfully, I've never
researched the topic sufficiently to make…

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Gustave Deresse
Gustave Deresse

Written by Gustave Deresse

Creative Writer & Holistic Life Coach; Presently on Day 21 of my 100 Day Writing Challenge '25. ☕✨ Contact: gderesse@proton.me

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