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Weekly Contest #347
When I was a child, my mother told me that the world can turn its back on you, but whatever challenges life throws at you, only you can choose how that shapes who you become. I used to believe that; it seemed perfectly logical at the time, but as you grow older, you view the world through a different lens than when you were little. As you grow older, the world ceases to call out to you the way it did when you were a kid. The sun doesn't shine as bright, your smile becomes an empty mask for the agony within you, and your dreams become a burde...
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