49 Write it under the dermis in thick black letters. Whisper it like a spell beneath your breath. Lazarus, Lazarus, Lazarus. Listen to it fade. And when it all falls short, desquamate. Shed your skin. Let it die and settle on your flesh, then cover your arms with soap and scrub. Baptize yourself in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost. Put off the old self, put on the new. Die, be buried, resurrect. Change your sheets.
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