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““He doesn’t ever feel the war that goes on in my chest every single fucking day—the chemical explosions that light up my skull like the Fourth of July and the awful needs and impulses and…””

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When she needed help most, she was abandoned.

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When she needed help most, she was abandoned--and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.

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