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A birthday party (n.) is
a chemical reaction involving a mixture of
helium gas, simple sugars, and bits of colored paper
which combust marvelously,
yielding several kilograms of six-year-olds
in an excited state.
Their slow tarnishing over decades will be
punctuated by similar outbursts
at regular intervals.
Dylan Holmes