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In praise of - a poker face.

MY FACE is too mobile.

I mean it gives away what I'm thinking. Consequently, I have trouble lying, as my face exposes my inner reality.

In an explosive essay recently, I praised lying. As a new hobby, I found it both profitable and fun. I don't mean profitable in the financial sense, which would be evil. I mean in terms of time, as 92% of my lies were told to avoid social invitations.

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