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I feel like, I was going somehow with my life, holding myself together and then these blasts happened, and then suddenly I was paralyzed. I was not able to move, or to even hold myself intact. As if like I was fallen into this unconscious state, of eternal sleep. When I was asleep, somebody came and disassembled me into thousands of pieces and then hurriedly put me back together in a second, losing some of my pieces on the ground, or placing some of them incorrectly _ you know, that kind of feeling_ __ow do you feel?_ She added. Apparently, she was asking me back everything.____ still not able to sleep on her side of the bed_ I faked a smile.
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I feel like, I was going somehow with my life, holding myself together and then these blasts happened, and then suddenly I was paralyzed. I was not able to move, or to even hold myself intact. As if like I was fallen into this unconscious state, of eternal sleep. When I was asleep, somebody came and disassembled me into thousands of pieces and then hurriedly put me back together in a second, losing some of my pieces on the ground, or placing some of them incorrectly _ you know, that kind of feeling_ __ow do you feel?_ She added. Apparently, she was asking me back everything.____ still not able to sleep on her side of the bed_ I faked a smile.

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