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dereliction: noun
1.deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency:
dereliction of duty.
2.act of abandoning something.
3. the state of being abandoned.

exponential: adjective
Relating to a mathematical expression containing one or more exponents. Something is said to increase or decrease exponentially if its rate of change must be expressed using exponents. A graph of such a rate would appear not as a straight line, but as a curve that continually becomes steeper or shallower.

funereal: adjective
1.of or suitable for a funeral.
2.mournful; gloomy; dismal: as in: "a funereal aloofness that was quite chilling."

moat: noun
1. a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
2. any similar trench, as one used for confining animals in a zoo.

quagmire: noun
1.an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
2. a situation from which extrication is very difficult:

discordant: adjective
1.being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous:
discordant opinions.
2.disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.

source: dictionary.com

DISAMBIGUATION: Clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity. Moving closer to a greater level of understanding. Removing obstacles to understanding. Establishing a single grammatical or semantic working interpretation that is understood between two or more people.

Ouroboros (disambiguation)
A copy of a 1478 drawing by Theodoros Pelecanos, of an alchemical tract attributed to Synesius.
The ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. Originating in Ancient Egyptian iconography, the ouroboros entered western tradition via Greek magical tradition and was adopted as a symbol in Gnosticism and Hermeticism, and most notably in alchemy. Via medieval alchemical tradition, the symbol entered Renaissance magic and modern symbolism, often taken to symbolize introspection, the eternal return or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself. It also represents the infinite cycle of nature's endless creation and destruction, life and death.
source: Wikipedia

Addiction is a serious disease that "strings you along", thinking that you can function. At first, it seems possible, but for 99.9% it IS a progressive condition that worsens continually.
With this excerpt,

"In a deep, dark trance
that fluctuates wildly.
"It's just my circumstance",
you think, mildly",

I am illustrating that one of the worst symptoms of this illness is that it eventually causes an "apathy", to where you no longer care what it is doing to you, and everything that you come into contact with.
June 7, 2017 Brother Badger

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