Well he was an ugly guy
With an ugly face
An also-ran
in the human race
And even God got sad
just looking at him
— Laurie Anderson Gravity's Angel
Well
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he
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was
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an ugly guy
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with an ugly face
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an also-ran
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in the human race
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And
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even
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God
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got
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sad
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Mood Adjunct: intensity: counterexpectancy: exceeding
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just
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looking
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at him
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Mood Adjunct: intensity: counterexpectancy: limiting
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Mood
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In terms of appraisal theory,
the author's attitude to him is one of negative appreciation (ugly, ugly, also-ran),
and the author's projection of God's attitude to the look of him is negative affect (sad).
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