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Submitted to Contest #323
CW: Grief and tragic accidental death. To be a beautiful extraordinary person in love, that is one of life’s greatest gilded lies. So many fail, but those who succeed are truly worse off. I chose a life of joy and heartbreak and scars. Many years ago I never understood that to be young was to be inherently dumb. I’ve lost a lot due to my youth. I remember being young so vividly, back before the golden walls of LePrince arena were even built. Yes I’m that old. I live through memories that were created half a century ago. Sometimes I wish I co...
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