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Weekly Contest #343
In 5 seconds, I'm going to die. They say falling is like floating, but it's not. It's like falling. I don't understand why things have to be like other things. Aren't they enough on their own? Can't they stand on their own feet? Or, if unattended by associations would they lose their bearings and plummet to their demise, as I am doing? There's a thrill to it, a moment of exhilaration that's here now but soon to pass. The cruelty of what that means hasn't occurred to me yet. I'm still a child, flirting with the edge of the diving board. I'm ...
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