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Submitted to Contest #52
I never knew how hard it was to take a deep breath. You take around twenty thousand breaths a day, did you know? Something we all take for granted. Breathing. You never really think about how smooth the air feels as it moves into your lungs. It’s so easy that we can still do it while our body is in distress. Things like anxiety attacks, surgery, going for a run… But as easy as it is, in this moment, I’ve forgotten how to take this deep breath. It was November 1st, Launch Day. “Shit,” no wonder why I couldn’t breathe. I lo...
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