CultureVerdict: Satire
Local Man Achieves Enlightenment, Immediately Posts About It
Witnesses say the glow lasted four minutes and was mostly ring light.
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Inner Peace, Outer Content
Greg Halvorsen, 34, reached total spiritual clarity Sunday morning and had a caption drafted by 9:06 a.m.
- Enlightenment achieved: 9:02 a.m.
- First story posted: 9:06 a.m.
- Ego restored in full: 9:07 a.m.
"The universe told me I was already whole," Greg said, "so I made a carousel about it."
His follower count has since transcended.
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