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It was the hellish sort of destructive behavior unique to teenage boys. Very, very fun in its own way. But, alas, perhaps I’m still paying back the universe in some way.

The bioluminescence stays lit for some time. For example, you can paint your face with it. With the rackets, they splatter like fireworks.

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>With the rackets, they splatter like fireworks.

[looks at tennis racket nervously]

"I'm an adult. I will not record this incredibly-sounding phenomenon for the YouTuby viewies..."

I'll just take your word for it.

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I am forty-something, but I still always cringe when I think about that sappling I destroyed (recklessly, with my teenage-swung crowbar), just to show off to some girl...

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