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You have always thought if you opened your mouth in open water you would drown, but if you didn't open your mouth you would suffocate. So here you are, drowning.

— Caleb Azumah Nelson Open Water (2021)

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It's easier to hide in your own darkness, than to emerge, naked and vulnerable, blinking in your own light.

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You ache. You ache all over. You are aching to be you, but you're scared of what it means to do so.

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Every time you remember something, the memory weakens, as you’re remembering the last recollection, rather than the memory itself. Nothing can remain in tact. Still, it does not stop you wanting, does not stop you longing.

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