Under the grip diagrams are three handwritten lines.
First pitch: invite the swing.
Second pitch: remove the barrel.
Third pitch: take the room.
Beneath it, Malik added one more line years later.
In his own handwriting.
Then give the room back to everyone who was never allowed inside.
The End.
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