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And yet, I was scared of falling asleep, because the moment I fell asleep my wounds would heal and right then I didn__ want that to happen. Right then, I found a strange but real comfort in the pain.
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And yet, I was scared of falling asleep, because the moment I fell asleep my wounds would heal and right then I didn__ want that to happen. Right then, I found a strange but real comfort in the pain.

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