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Trigger warning: depictions of suicide It feels as though an elephant stepped on my eyes and welded them shut. They become heavier and heavier day after the other, but the persistent flux of sunlight scouring through the tiniest crack between my eyelids is forcing me up. I gather up all of my hibernation energy to flip and face the sun-less walls, my face brushing against the fluffy pillow to remind me why I love this bed so much. A minuscule tinge of curiosity blossomed some wires in my brain, and I find myself squinting at th...
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