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t’s been 2 Years, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 1 Day, 5 Hours, 46 Minutes and 40 Seconds since we got stranded
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>The rations are gone now
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>The last ones consumed just a couple of hours ago, we ate till full
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>Why save it? Oxygen won’t last enough time to let us get hungry anyways
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>We are running on borrowed time, fate wanted to mock us just a little bit longer
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>It was a miracle we found this abandoned griffon station
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>Full of supplies, fuel, and other commodities just for the two of us…
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>It was plenty but not infinite, we ended up using everything leaving us with only a bunch of useless metal
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>At first, we were hopeful, maybe it wasn’t over, maybe we could find another planet, one with good enough conditions to at least spend our final days in peace. We were wrong
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>Over 2 years of traveling, dead space.
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>It was beautiful though. We saw stars, planets, comets, galaxies, we saw everything, and it was breathtaking
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>For a moment we felt like this was just a big adventure, that perhaps we would find others, aliens, anything.
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>We were wrong, oh we were so wrong
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>It was empty, no one was there, no planets to visit, only inhospitable planets that would kill us in just minutes if we dared to step one foot on them.
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>With the diminishing supplies reality set in, we were trapped in the spaceship and our judgement day was fast approaching
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>That day is today, Nassie and I know
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>We decided to use the few last litters of fuel to give us a push towards the closest moon we could find
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>It wasn’t like the one that used to exist back at home, this one is darker, full of rifts and ravines made by the constant sieged of meteorites and other space debris
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>It doesn’t matter, it will do
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>We left the spaceship, taking the lunar module with the last of our oxygen in our suits
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>Finding one particularly bright spot on this desert moon we landed
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>The rattling of the metal, paired with our breathing were the only thing making noise in several millions of kilometers.
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>As the dust settles in you turn to see Nasapone, she has this look on her face that makes you want to just leave everything and comfort her
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>But you can’t because you probably have that same look on your face.
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>….
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“kssh…You ready?”
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>” …. yes”
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>You reach for the lever
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>Flipping the lever produce some internal locks on the hatch to come loose and that lets you open it
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>As you move to open the door a hoof stops you
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>” Let me do it…crrrr”
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>You don’t say anything you just back away letting Nassie push the door open
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>As she does so you notice her oxygen tank, it’s almost empty
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>…Nothing to do about it at this point
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>Finishing opening the door she turns her head towards you
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>”kssh…Lets go, Anon”
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>You follow suit
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>You two decided to have one last adventure exploring this god forsaken moon
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>It may be deserted and broken but it had some melancholy to it if you are being honest
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>Walking around, observing anything that the universe could have just because.
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>You don’t need reasons anymore
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>Walking together you and Nassie leave the module following one particularly deep ravine
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“crrr… This place is nice”
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>You try to lighten up the mood
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>”…..”
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“kssh…The sky is beautiful, don’t you think Nassie?”
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>”…”
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“…Nassie?”
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>You turn your attention her
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>Her gilded visor makes it hard to see her face, so you stop for a moment and approach her
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“Are you okay?”
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>”…..”
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>You feel a tinge of desperation, a crack in your façade
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>So, you push the button on the side of her helmet to retract the gold coating from her visor
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>She is crying
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“kssh… h-hey Nassie, everything its okay!...”
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>You kneel and embrace her
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>She hugs you back, with fervor
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>Trying to calm her down with soothing sounds you feel a knot in your throat
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>”crrr…I-I don’t want to die..kssh.. Anon!. I don’t want us to die!...kssh…”
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>She is full out sobbing now
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>It unbearable, but you got to be strong, for her.
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>”kssh… there.. there… everything will be just fine Nassie….please don’t cry, I’m still here with you”
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>Still sobbing she just rests her body on your chest
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>You keep making soothing sounds and telling her about your favorite planets you two saw out there
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>After what felt like hours Nassie’s sobs stopped
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>She was peacefully laying on your chest
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>…..Too peacefully
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“Are you alright Nassie?”
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>”…”
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“Nassie?!”
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>You shake her off panicking
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>Thankfully she was just resting, the depleting oxygen must be making her drowsy
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>”hmmm..”
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>Waking up you look at her eyes, all red and puffy from expressing her burden
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“C’mon Nassie, lets go I want to do something”
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>Better not give her more time to think about the situation
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>She just gives you a glance and follows you, not even asking why.
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…..
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>Walking for a little bit you two end up on a particularly even patch of moon, softly illuminated by starts nearby
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>This is perfect.
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>As you begin to check your stuff up you hear a voice thru the radio
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>”kssh… Anon? why are we stopping here?”
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>fidgeting with your stuff you respond
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“Well Nassie, I have been thinking and…”
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>You take up your small music player that you decided to take before leaving earth
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>You have been listening to it almost every day, by now you know all the songs by heart
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>Nassie has been listening to it too though not as much since the catastrophe
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>Ever since your endless voyage you started playing all the songs almost religiously
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>All songs but one
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>Perhaps it was fear, or a way to pretend your situation has solution.
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>Nevertheless, each passing day this song felt more and more close to home
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“Why don’t we…Dance…crrr?”
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>You extend your hand towards her
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>”crr…D-dance?”
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>She looks at you with a puzzled expression
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“I…wel….Remember that one song I told you I hated and you shouldn’t hear?”
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>“Yeah?....”
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“ksssh….I want to hear it now. Together”
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>”And dance?..crrr”
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“I never got to take you on that date I promised you”
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>She thinks for a second, or maybe she was just taking a break from talking, she looks tired
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>”I’d love to dance with you, Anon”
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>You smile and begin to transmit your music player to both of you and Nassie’s comms
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“Alright!...kssh”
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>As the piano begins playing, you take Nassie’s front legs and lift her front body, making her walk on two legs
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>Its pretty easy for her since the low gravity and all.
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>With small steps the two of you begin to waltz awkwardly
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<Our day has come
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It's drawn in the sky
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So don't shed a tear now
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Be thankful for the time
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Life wouldn't be so precious dear if there never was an end>
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>With one hand on her withers and other grabbing her left hoof you close your eyes and try to breath in
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< Children still play in the garden
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Dance as the sun slips away>
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>You imagine a world where you and Nassie come back
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>A world where you end up together
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>A world you two could come back to.
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<We stand on the edge now
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We've come so far
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And through all the dust it becomes clear
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You will always be my heart
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There's no death, no end of time when I'm facing it with you>
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>Opening your wet and heavy eyes you look down at Nassie and she looks back at you, face filled with tears and a fake smile
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>Saying nothing you lift her up, using the song tempo to make this slow waltz into something much faster.
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< Children still play in the garden
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Dance as the sun slips away
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Not even stars last forever
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Cleanse us acid rain>
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>You imagine the two of you dancing in canterlot.
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>Instead of rocks and dust there are other ponies, talking, laughing and acting lively
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>You feel lightheaded
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>Is this what oxygen deprivation feels like?
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< Stand near to me
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Don't look, be brave
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Over the blackened moon
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I'll carry you away
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Through the planets we fly>
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>Nassie looks so beautiful, her purple dress contrasts her hair just right
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>She is resting her head on your chest now
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< Children still play in the garden
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Dance as the sun slips away
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Not even stars last forever
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Cleanse us acid rain>
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>Your heart aches, its beating increasing dramatically
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>You love her so much
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>Nassie
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<Send us home>
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>Suddenly, you feel your legs give in, even with this low gravity you find really hard to stand up
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>Nassie just collapses with you…she must be tired
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<Send us home>
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>With all your strength you manage to lift Nassie again, bringing her to your chest
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>You feel too tired to dance now
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>Staggering you walk toward a rock close by
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<Send us home>
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>Reaching it, you sit down, carefully placing Nasse on your arms, you don’t want to wake her up.
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>She is resting peacefully, God you love this mare
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>You want to be closer to her, to feel her warmth, but this stupid suit makes it impossible to do anything but look at he
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>….
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>Maybe she won’t mind if you…
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>Grabbing her body with one hand you begin to unlock her helmet
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>Just for a little bit, she won’t notice
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>As you finish unlocking the helmet you use your free hand to lift it and reveal Nassie’s face
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>You see the pressurized air leave her suit and with that her body
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>You can see her face now, ice crystals forming all over her, like tiny stars filling the sky
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>She is so beautiful
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>You reach for her face, trying to feel her cheeks but the gloves make it hard to feel anything
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>…..
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>….
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>Your hand hurts, boiling from the inside, but its worth it
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>You reach her cheeks and begin to caress her face. She is so beautiful
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>Feeling more daring you take your helmet out, careful to not wake Nassie up
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>….
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>…
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>It’s so cold outside
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>You begin to struggle breathing but you’ll manage
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>Grabbing her sleeping body with both hand you weakly lift her face up to your level
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>One little kiss, she won’t mind
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>It’s hard to breath now
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>Seeing her up close feels surreal, the two of you started using the suits almost 24/7 after the ship’s oxygen ran out
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>But this feels different nonetheless
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>Perhaps it’s the soft natural light or her sparkling face, you don’t know.
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>What you know is that you need kiss her
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>And you do so
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>Closing your eyes, you lean towards her resting face
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>You feel on cloud nine, like fainting even.
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>Your lips met hers, they are warm
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>You love this mare so much
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>She is so beautiful…
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<Send us home>
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>……….
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