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Submitted to Contest #297
In the hour before midnight on April 12th, that is when I celebrate my birthday. Don’t ask me how or why I chose that date or the time, I guess it’s just tradition at this point. During my formative years, I spent that hour alone, the stars in the sky my unwaveringly lit birthday candles.I thought that was normal for my first twenty years–just me, my celestial friends, and the expanse of darkness. I never even felt lonely! I mean, why should I? I have the pleasure of existing in a beautiful, great world, even if it is on the sidelines.But on...
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