Maybe one morning I’ll wake up and step outside of myself to look back…

Markus Zusak
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Maybe one morning I’ll wake up and step outside of myself to look back at the old me lying dead among the sheets.
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Maybe one morning I’ll wake up and step outside of myself to look back at the old me lying dead among the sheets.

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