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"For years, I have wanted to
write an essay on sadness.

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On the floor next to my desk is
a folder overflowing with pages

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of notes toward such an
essay and a couple of books

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I want to cite passages from.

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I will never write
my essay on sadness.

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I am old, tired and overwhelmed
by other responsibilities.

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Every time I glance at the
folder, a tidal wave of sadness

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comes over me.

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In this way, I have come to
believe I have written the essay

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many, many times."

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