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You were supposed to go on
I’ve forgotten that story and its
Ending long ago. But I remember
Its characters and their struggles
And how they reminded me of
You and your against-the-whole-
World attitude. I admired you,
Because you were everything
I’d never be. So when you
Faltered, when you gave up, so
Did I. Because if someone like
You couldn’t make it, how could I?
Definition of Tragedy
The characters are the story and the struggle...they must have been magnificent, the exploits, the manifestos, the acts witnessed and internalized - when heroes fall, whatever the fall, something dies in us. - Nice condensation of hugeness - Lady A
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