Exceptions

California without Los Angeles

Movies without film

Fairy tales without heroes

Heroes without fairy tales

Numbers without zeros

Zeros without followers

Challenges without plans

Plans without goals

Parties without celebration

Celebrants without party

Kindness without trust

Trust without love

Joking without absurdity

Absurdity without humor

Possibilities without fear

Fear without possibilities

Laughter without sadness

Contentment without happiness

Age without youth

Youth without elders

Sleep without rest

Rest without renewal

Fatherland without motherland

Motherland without mothers

Bombs without air

Air without bombs

Explosions without quiet

Silence without shame

Hatred without ecstasy

Ecstasy without love

Brotherhood without friends

Friendship without sisters

Compassion without fear

Fear without hope

Despair without beauty

Beauty without ruin

Diligence without work

Work without effort

Pages without books

Books without authors

Sunsets without moons

Moons without planets

Heat without light

Light without energy

Executioners without victims

Victims without pasts

Snipers without targets

Victims without enemies

Peace without honor

Honor without justice

Reason without thought

Thought without purpose

Existence without beings

Beings without existence

Possibilities without fear

Fear without possibilities

Futures without pasts

Pasts without history

Life without love

Love without life

AIs without humans

Humans without