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William Shakespeare

the butterfly effect does really exist

'Tis a strange thing indeed, this butterfly effect, For all of us mortals, it seems so surreal. It's quite hard to fathom, for us mere mortals, That such small things can cause such a great deal. But such is the power of the butterfly effect, That we cannot deny, no matter how we try. For when a butterfly flaps its wings in the east, It can cause a storm in the west, so they say. But how can such a small thing, a tiny butterfly, Cause such a great effect, so far away? It seems like a miracle, a thing of myth, But still, it is said to be true, and so it must. And so, when one considers the power of the butterfly, One must be humbled, and accept its influence, so sly. For when one small thing can cause such a great change, One must accept that the butterfly effect does really exist.