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Screaming with vitality,

Brimming with effervescence,

You shine on, gazillion years away.

You are not immortal,

You are a dying star,

Screaming for help,

Brimming with consciousness of a certain death.

You shine on,

Giving us the confidence

That there will be life

After you die.


Our offspring will thrive on your offspring.



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