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Submitted to Contest #239
I am currently standing in front of the mirror, above the cracked sink. I'm staring intensely into my own eyes, my right arm placed on the wall. I'm not aware that it's scratching one of the tiles, not damaging it in the slightest. I desperately need this moment to last forever and then finish at the appropriate time. A crashing feeling hangs over me like a dark cloud, poisoning my ability to willingly move a single muscle. Exploring the depths of my reflection's eyes does not bring me any closer to discovering where this misery stems from....
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