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pair

1. The same door, the same door, it's always unlocked but I can't leave.

2. Circles and circles and circles, spinning, spinning, spinning. Why can't I stop?

3. They're watching the clock. I'm watching the clock. It's always the same hour.

4. Who said it first? I heard it. I say it. I heard it. I say it.

5. A single shoe, just one, always missing its pair. Where did it go?

6. My tongue twists the same word, again, again, again.

7. One eye open all night, just one, just one, just one.

8. The radio plays the same song, over and over. Over and over.

9. I write my name, erase my name, write my name, erase my name.

10. Why do the lights flicker at the same moment every night?

two_pair

1. There are twins in the mirror, but neither is me.

2. I laugh and I cry, and I don’t know who’s speaking.

3. My hands hold two cups, but the cups are empty. Are my hands empty?

4. Two shadows walk alongside, but only one casts a reflection.

5. The window shows two suns, but the room is cold.

6. Double voices echo, double footsteps follow, double keys rattle.

7. I dream in pairs: two doors, two faces, two mistakes.

8. They told me twice, but only the second time felt real.

9. I keep dropping things in twos. Why do things always fall together?

10. Left or right, left or right, left or right… I never step forward.

three_of_a_kind

1. Three blue pills, three green pills, three red pills. Which is real?

2. I must knock three times, three times, three times, or the world collapses.

3. Three cats watch me sleep, their eyes are clocks, ticking, ticking, ticking.

4. I blink three times before speaking. If I don’t, the words get stuck.

5. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. The same taste, the same taste, the same taste.

6. The fence has three broken wires. I count them every morning.

7. Three rain drops on my window, always in a line, always waiting.

8. I hear three sirens, and then silence, and then three sirens.

9. My fingers twitch, three at a time, never more, never less.

10. Three numbers repeat in my head. Which one is the real one?

straight

1. I step, count, breathe, blink. Step, count, breathe, blink. If I forget, something breaks.

2. All the pencils must be lined up, shortest to longest, or the room tilts.

3. The clock ticks in perfect order. If it skips, I lose a day.

4. I stack the books alphabetically, then by color, then by memory.

5. My heart beats in a pattern: one-two-three-four-five. If it skips, I panic.

6. Every window must open before every door. If not, the air gets heavy.

7. The tiles are numbered. I walk 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, never backwards.

8. I eat from left to right, never in the middle. Middle is dangerous.

9. The sequence is sacred. If I forget the sequence, I forget myself.

10. Order brings peace. Disorder brings thunder and shadows.

full_house

1. Everyone's talking, but none of the voices belong to me.

2. There’s a party in my head, but the doors won’t open.

3. One voice is loud, the others whisper, they all demand attention.

4. I set a table for five, but only three sit, and two stand behind.

5. The phone rings, then the door knocks, then the radio shouts. Who answers?

6. They argue about nothing, but I can’t stop listening.

7. It's a full house, but I never get a seat.

8. My head is a theatre, the actors change but the play never ends.

9. Too many thoughts, too little silence. I drown in the noise.

10. They all want to be heard, but I only have one ear.