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Sensitive content: touches upon the topics of drug use and suicide. As he stood before the podium, before the crowd of youth and old now watching his every move, Donnie couldn’t help but feel an intense discomfort. Truth be told, a small part of it was admittedly due to being at the precipice of public speaking, but, really, it was the cap and gown that he was wearing. The accumulation of quiet was approaching the awkward verge, and he could sense his audience wondering why he had yet to utter a single word. Feeling beads of sweat beginning ...
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