Like getting out of the right side of the bed every morning, even when you don’t.
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A dog bounding through the grass on a summer’s day chasing a squirrel.
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Magical, warm, but also butterflies.
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Those who create the doom.
Forest Green Rovers, my football team, getting relegated.
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