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"I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it."
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"Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them."

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"I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it."
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