Each paragraph: to be read in the context of the other.

Of late, I have been plagued by an ever-increasing cynicism. Once, when the world was young, I was quite content to enjoy any story that came my way -- any novel, any film, any dinner-table banter. Yet I now demand an added sophistication to stories, a sophistication of a level so elevated that I find myself rarely entertained. In short, I have become a snob, and oh how I suffer.

I saw Ratatouille with my family today. It was alright.

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