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-it’s midnight.
+It’s midnight.
 
-everyone’s asleep. everyone but you. it’s been hours of crying that’s left your cheeks tear-stained and your
-hair a mess. you know what you have to do. it’s an instinct that takes over your whole body. your mind is
-clear, feet leading you to tiptoe in the bathroom as to not wake anyone. there are clothes there, the finest
-you could imagine. the whole world is doused in a silvery blue. you pull the shimmering white clothes on.
-they look like they were sent from pure heaven. you can’t explain it, but you know they’re for you. they fit
+Everyone’s asleep. Everyone but you. It’s been hours of crying that’s left your cheeks tear-stained and your
+hair a mess. You know what you have to do. It’s an instinct that takes over your whole body. Your mind is
+clear, feet leading you to tiptoe in the bathroom as to not wake anyone. There are clothes there, the finest
+you could imagine. The whole world is doused in a silvery blue. You pull the shimmering white clothes on.
+they look like they were sent from pure heaven. You can’t explain it, but you know they’re for you. They fit
 you perfectly.
 
-the moon is shining on you, almost like a spotlight.
+The moon is shining on you, almost like a spotlight.
 
-but there’s no audience to watch your performance.
+But there’s no audience to watch your performance.
 
-as you step outside, you see it. a beach stretched out as far as the eye can see. your house is gone, the door
-you came from is missing. it’s just you and the sky. the stars are like tears hanging in the air, meant just
-for you. like the clothes. like the beach.
+As you step outside, you see it. A beach stretched out as far as the eye can see. Your house is gone, the door
+you came from is missing. It’s just you and the sky. The stars are like tears hanging in the air, meant just
+for you. Like the clothes. Like the beach.
 
-you walk along the shore, watching the water lap at your feet as the melody plays on. where is it coming
-from? no one knows. no one will ever know. there’s no one else to know. it’s only you.
+You walk along the shore, watching the water lap at your feet as the melody plays on. Where is it coming
+from? No one knows. No one will ever know. There’s no one else to know. It’s only you.
 
-you’re tired. you need to lay down. but there’s nowhere to do so. instead, you get to your knees and slide
-to your back in the water. you look right up at the stars and the moon. they’re yours. right now, the whole
+You’re tired. You need to lay down. But there’s nowhere to do so. Instead, you get to your knees and slide
+to your back in the water. You look right up at the stars and the moon. They’re yours. Right now, the whole
 universe is.
 
-you remember this place. you’ve never been here. it’s familiar, it’s like home. you didn’t belong where you
-were. you’re finally where you’re meant to be.
+You remember this place. you’ve never been here. It’s familiar, it’s like home. You didn’t belong where you
+were. But you’re finally where you’re meant to be.
 
-the light is cast upon you. it fills you up, takes you in. it’s cold, but it’s such a nice feeling. you don’t fight
+The light is cast upon you. it fills you up, takes you in. It’s cold, but it’s such a nice feeling. You don’t fight
 it, you don’t dare take this world away from your fingertips.
 
-just like that, the shore rises up again. it doesn’t drown you. just covers you.
+Just like that, the shore rises up again. It doesn’t drown you. just covers you.
 
-it takes you.
+It takes you.
 
-you no longer belong to the earth.
+You no longer belong to the earth.
 
-you are now a part of the sky.
+You are now a part of the sky.
 
-a part of the stars.
+A part of the stars.
 
-part of the moon.
+Part of the moon.
 
-the universe.
+The universe.
 
-welcome home, darling.
+Welcome home, darling.