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Was it always this dark? He reaches back to years far gone,

winching memories bloated by time.

Much like the stars, Winching memories bloated by time.

Much like the stars, these ancient gems,

these stones no longer glitter.

Perhaps they never did.

So much had changed in the last few years.

Least of all, his prescription.

Misty clouds rub over the moon, spoiling its light with cataracts.

Celestial features now millimeter smudge.

Was it always so small?

Matt knuckled his eyes, trying to scrape the sticker price from his newly bought contacts.

This was his fifth pair, his third optometrist, just this year.

His vision was 2020 by standard marks, but his sight was still off. It had to be. So much was changed in the last few years, not just

what's far away, but inches away.

He stares down over his arms at the spatter of freckles flicked like mud.

In clear contradiction, he can't help but think this skin feels new.

Come on, we're not getting any younger.

Huh? I said I'm still thinking. It's harder going last well while you think of a story I'm gonna make a

lemon stand what I think he's relieving himself.

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