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[[File:Blake_-_Reptiles_of_the_Mind.jpg|thumb|Reptiles of the Mind.]]"'''Reptiles of the Mind'''" is a song by printer, mystic, and songwriter [[William Blake (nonfiction)|William Blake]] about the idea that "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."

== Commentary ==

<blockquote>
Reptiles of the mind exchanging falsehoods<br>
Wandering through the night<br>
What were the chances<br>
We'd be making sense<br>
Before our lives were through?

Reptiles of the mind exchanging hisses<br>
Signals friend and foe, all death and kisses ...
</blockquote>

== Source ==

"The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."

—[[William Blake (nonfiction)]]

== In the News ==

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File:This Tweet is Bound for Glory.jpg|link=This Tweet|"'''[[This Tweet]]'''", also known as "'''This Tweet Is Bound for Glory'''", is a traditional American gospel algorithm first retroactively recorded from 2021 into 1922.

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== Fiction cross-reference ==

* [[CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Monarchy of Needs]]
* [[Jonathan Swift Vineyards]]
* [[This Tweet]]

== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

== External links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/hashbyK/posts/10220808183091942?comment_id=10220808648583579 Comment] @ Facebook (29 April 2021)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangers_in_the_Night Strangers in the Night]

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