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For the first time in longer than i can remember, i feel peaceful. not happy. not sad. not anxious. not horny. just all the higher parts of my brain closing up shop. the cerebral cortex. the cerebellum. that's where my problem is. i'm now simplifying myself. somewhere balanced in the perfect middle between happiness and sadness. because sponges never have a bad day.
-Chuck Palahniuk
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For The First Time In Longer Than

Chuck Palahniuk
For the first time in longer than i can remember, i feel peaceful. not happy. not sad. not anxious. not horny. just all the higher parts of my brain closing up shop. the cerebral cortex. the cerebellum. that's where my problem is. i'm now simplifying myself. somewhere balanced in the perfect middle between happiness and sadness. because sponges never have a bad day.
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