At some point, even the greatest misery begins to fade. Life, or what passes for life, plods on in it's own unending weary footsteps, and somehow we plod along with it, if we stay lucky.
... and it was quite a sad thing,the way I watched you sleep like nothing could go wrong and I did not want to harm it, I did not want to blur it, but how could I notwhen everything I__e ever known has slowly gone awayand I know by now that that__ the way you let the new day in with new roads and views and chances to growbut it was quite a sad thing because I don__ want this to ever become __hen_ or __as_ and it was quite an unfamiliar thing. The way I took off my shoes again, put down my bag and quietly went back to bed, slowly between the sheets of moments I don__ want to leaveand it was quite a beautiful thing the way you had no idea but still must have known because you did not even open your eyes, but turned around and took my hand and you were still asleep, breathing in and out like nothing could go wrong, but still held my hand like you were glad I didn__ leave. __hank you for staying__nd it was quite a wonderful thing, the way I smiled and so did you, sound asleep, and that__ all I need to know for now. That__ all I want to know for now.
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... and it was quite a sad thing,the way I watched you sleep like nothing could go wrong and I did not want to harm it, I did not want to blur it, but how could I notwhen everything I__e ever known has slowly gone awayand I know by now that that__ the way you let the new day in with new roads and views and chances to growbut it was quite a sad thing because I don__ want this to ever become __hen_ or __as_ and it was quite an unfamiliar thing. The way I took off my shoes again, put down my bag and quietly went back to bed, slowly between the sheets of moments I don__ want to leaveand it was quite a beautiful thing the way you had no idea but still must have known because you did not even open your eyes, but turned around and took my hand and you were still asleep, breathing in and out like nothing could go wrong, but still held my hand like you were glad I didn__ leave. __hank you for staying__nd it was quite a wonderful thing, the way I smiled and so did you, sound asleep, and that__ all I need to know for now. That__ all I want to know for now.
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