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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
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And she calls you "sir"

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Life itself does its best to take that memory of magic away from us. You don't know it's happening until one day you feel you've lost something, but you're not sure what it is. It's like smiling at a pretty girl and she calls you "sir". It just happens.

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Newguest Life itself does its best to take that memory of magic away from us. The comparison is to the antecedent of "that," whatever it may be. You don't realize you've grown old, or that you're no longer attractive to pretty girls.

  • Newguest Life itself does its best to take that memory of magic away from us.
  • The comparison is to the antecedent of "that," whatever it may be.
  • You don't realize you've grown old, or that you're no longer attractive to pretty girls.
  • When she calls you "sir," that's life chipping away at your memory of the magic way things used to be.
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NewguestLife itself does its best to take that memory of magic away from us.
The comparison is to the antecedent of "that," whatever it may be.

You don't realize you've grown old, or that you're no longer attractive to pretty girls.
When she calls you "sir," that's life chipping away at your memory of the magic way things used to b
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I understand. Thanks.

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