I chased money, pretended to be someone else to get it. It got easier …

Lucy Christopher
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I chased money, pretended to be someone else to get it. It got easier the longer I did it... but that's the trap, see? When the deadness gets easier, you know you're sinking deeper, becoming dead yourself. ✨ Lucy Christopher (2012). Stolen, p.102, Chicken House
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I chased money, pretended to be someone else to get it. It got easier the longer I did it... but that's the trap, see? When the deadness gets easier, you know you're sinking deeper, becoming dead yourself. ✨ Lucy Christopher (2012). Stolen, p.102, Chicken House

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