You stole my story and something's got to be done about it.
When writing goes painfully, when it__ hideously difficult, and one feels real despair (ah, the despair, silly as it is, is real!)__hen naturally one ought to continue with the work; it would be cowardly to retreat. But when writing goes smoothly__hy then one certainly should keep on working, since it would be stupid to stop. Consequently one is always writing or should be writing.
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When writing goes painfully, when it__ hideously difficult, and one feels real despair (ah, the despair, silly as it is, is real!)__hen naturally one ought to continue with the work; it would be cowardly to retreat. But when writing goes smoothly__hy then one certainly should keep on working, since it would be stupid to stop. Consequently one is always writing or should be writing.
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