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Dual Edges of Fame
Recognition — flame thin both sides.
Fame is shared hunger — admiration in the hallways, legacy not anecdote, forgotten the haunting game.
Renown hard to attain; respect that collects legions and invoices the soul.
Delicate flame: joy, sorrow, same wick. Wealth stain moralizes glare. Popularity tolls heavy.
Ambition simmers beneath spirit — warmth borrowed from strangers who cannot know you.
Dual edges means both cut. Tread knowing the blade faces you too.
The flame still burns both ways. You still choose proximity.
JV · Dark Heart Labs