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e the ones who don't have the reverence, who think it's just a dumb version of other music. You need to be awe- struck." In this week's cover story, Jonah Weiner writes about Lorde's mysterious processes — her synesthesia, her listening in on conversations in New York diners, her odd maturity — employed on h