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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I live in the American Gardens building on West 81st street.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My name is Patrick Bateman. I'm 27 years old.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I believe in taking care of myself
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the morning, if my face is a little puffy,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can do a thousand now.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then a honey almond body scrub.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And on the face, an exfoliating gel scrub.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then apply an herb mint facial mask,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I always use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Only an entity, something illusory.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And though I can hide my cold gaze,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and maybe you can even sense our life styles are probably comparable,
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I simply am not there.
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