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OR PA4L$ H] AL;G ! %ORE 6H] OLD H>B\R1
": ,I LAID H] UP1 & MADE ! BE/ ( MY WAY
6MY OLD HABIT,N1 ": ,I F.D "EY?+ SAFE &
QUIET4 ,I 2GAN N[ 6REPOSE MYF1 LIVE AF
MY OLD FA%ION1 & TAKE C>E ( MY FAMILY
A6AIRS2 &=A :ILE ,I LIV$ EASY 5\<1 ONLY
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ALL ^! TWO YE>S FILL$ ) PROJECTS &
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6LOOK BACK ^U MY PRIMITIVE 3DI;N1 &!
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MY SUBSEQU5T MISTAKES (! SAME K9D _H BE5
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T LL "T ,I LIV$ "!1 &! 9CR1SE ,I %D
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LIFE S9CE ,I CAME 6? ISL&4 ,9 MY
REFLEC;NS ^U ! /ATE ( MY CASE S9CE ,I
CAME ON %ORE ON ? ISL&1 ,I 0 -P>+ !
HAPPY PO/URE ( MY A6AIRS 9 ! F/ YE>S (
MY HABIT,N "H1 )! LIFE ( ANXIETY1 FE>1 &
C>E : ,I _H LIV$ 9 "E S9CE ,I _H SE5 !
PR9T (A FOOT 9 ! S&4 ,N T ,I DID N
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MORN+ Z USUAL F MY CA/LE1 ,I SAW ^U !
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?REW ME 96A V GRT DEJEC;N ( _SS4
  ,^U ?1 H["E1 ,I MADE ? 3CLU.N3 T MY
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,I _H GRTLY SCRUPL$ ! LAW;L;S ( X 6MYF2
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REP1T ! >GU;TS : O3URR$ 6ME AG/ ?1 !Y 2+
! SAME M5;N$ 2F2 B ?\< ,I _H O!R R1SONS
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V T]RI# 6ME1 & S* Z ,I CD 0NO M1NS
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WAY & ANO!R1 /RU7L$ 9 MY H1D A L;G "T71
! EAG] PREVAIL+ DESIRE ( DELIV].E AT
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CO/ :AT X WD4 ,MY NEXT ?+ 0 63TRIVE H[
6D X1 & ?1 9DE$1 0 V DI6ICULT 6RESOLVE
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PL1S$ MYF ) ? A6AIR2 B NO?+ / PRES5T$
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= NO SAVAGES CAME NE> ME =A GRT :ILE4
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96EXECU;N71 ,I 0 SURPRIS$ "O MORN+ 0SEE+
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