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I've been asked to do a small reading before the signing.
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So here goes.
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"How long had it been?
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"20 minutes? 20 hours?
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"20 days? In a windowless room without a clock,
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"Time felt like a luxury I couldn't afford.
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"I reminded myself, any moment now, my time could end.
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"And all the minutes I extracted with my lies,
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"With the show of affections and empathy,
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"Could slip from my grasp like sand through my fingers.
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"Click, click, click.
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"The fluorescent lights flickered on.