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-please, Anita, Go Home, And Don’t Freak. Just Go Home, And Be Happy. Be Happy, And Let Everyone Around You Be Happy. Is That So Hard? When Jason Said It Like That, It Didn’t Seem Hard. In Fact, It Seemed To Make A Lot Of Sense, But Inside, It Felt Hard. Inside It Felt Like The Hardest Thing In The World. To Just Let Go, And Not Pick Everything To Death. To Just Let Go And Enjoy What You Had. To Just Let Go And Not Make Everybody Around You Miserable With Your Own Internal Dialogue. To Just Let Go And Be Happy. So Simple. So Difficult. So Terrifying.

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-please, Anita, Go Home, And Don’t Freak. Just Go Home, And Be Happy. Be Happy, And Let Everyone Around You Be Happy. Is That So Hard? When Jason Said It Like That, It Didn’t Seem Hard. In Fact, It Seemed To Make A Lot Of Sense, But Inside, It Felt Hard. Inside It Felt Like The Hardest Thing In The World. To Just Let Go, And Not Pick Everything To Death. To Just Let Go And Enjoy What You Had. To Just Let Go And Not Make Everybody Around You Miserable With Your Own Internal Dialogue. To Just Let Go And Be Happy. So Simple. So Difficult. So Terrifying.

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I Will Love You Always. When This Red Hair Is White, I Will Still Love You. When The Smooth Softness Of Youth Is Replaced By The Delicate Softness Of Age, I Will Still Want To Touch Your Skin. When Your Face Is Full Of The Lines Of Every Smile You Have Ever Smiled, Of Every Surprise I Have Seen Flash Through Your Eyes, When Every Tear You Have Ever Cried Has Left Its Mark Upon Your Face,i Will Treasure You All The More, Because I Was There To See It All. I Will Share Your Life With You, Meredith, And I Will Love You Until The Last Breath Leaves Your Body Or Mine.

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