The road gets lonely as I make my way down the somber path. I sense that I have lost my direction, but my compass guides my every footstep. Why did this path have to be so twisted and burdensome? I feel my feet run out from under me, then lag behind vainly trying to muster up another step. One minute the world looks calm, and the stars twinkle brightly, lighting my dusty path. The next minute blackness surrounds me, and I am engulfed in an endless abyss unable to escape.
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