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How did it happen?

How did it happen?

Everyone was used to this and thought nothing of it.

Everyone was used to this and thought nothing of it.

They looked at each other.

They looked at each other.

Nothing changed

Nothing changed

Occasionally, she looked along its length

Occasionally, she looked along its length

Why couldn’t they understand this?

Why couldn’t they understand this?

They were so separate from her

They were so separate from her

I wish there were someone I could tell

I wish there were someone I could tell

Then she could do nothing right

Then she could do nothing right

Everything had to be perfect

Everything had to be perfect

It was a hard lesson that not everyone has to learn

It was a hard lesson that not everyone has to learn

Everything was all right, really

Everything was all right, really

They might go to a dance

They might go to a dance

A fair amount of time passed

A fair amount of time passed

The world sounded like such a strange place

The world sounded like such a strange place

She always paused here in her mind

She always paused here in her mind

She remembered everything

She remembered everything

It was just that they couldn’t quite believe it

It was just that they couldn’t quite believe it

They were extremely pretty children just the same

They were extremely pretty children just the same

She had no feelings

She had no feelings

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