and I told myself -- as I've told myself before -- that the body shuts down then the pain gets too bad, that consciousness is temporary, that this will pass. But just like always, I didn't slip away. I was left on the shore with the waves washing over me, unable to drown.
After everything is said and done, a memory remains a treacherous thing_How long does one cling on to the people they__e lost? How long could I have remembered my grandfather? How long had it been since I forgotten him and my mind began harbouring other things?
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After everything is said and done, a memory remains a treacherous thing_How long does one cling on to the people they__e lost? How long could I have remembered my grandfather? How long had it been since I forgotten him and my mind began harbouring other things?
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