Riddle:

My whole life had conditioned me
To hide my deep duplicity,
And I’m a man of many faults.
So I procured rare chemical salts
And mixed them with a red solution.
Now, to reverse my devolution
I must restock my workshop shelves
Or lose both my conflicted selves.

Who am I? (Or, who are we?)

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"My Secret to Success"

I think I can—that’s all that counts.
As long as I pour every ounce
Of being into my blind belief
Despite reality, the chief
Concern is not how competent
I am or even my intent,
But rather whether I’ve thrown out
Every last shred of reasonable doubt.

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"My True Self"

Throughout my normal childhood
A silhouette in shadows stood
Beside me as I walked along
The narrow path. It was wrong,
They said, to talk to strangers, so
I acted like I didn’t know.
For forty years, that forced rejection
Blinded me to my own reflection.

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"My Main Problem"

I need protection from the eyes
Of evil wizards and their spies,
Plus I’ve got demons to expel.
And so I’m mixing up a spell
To bind and banish them before
They gain the threshold of my door,
But it’s unlikely they’ll relent…
I’m missing a Key Ingredient.

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