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“I declare victory. I have lost battle after battle, I have left fragments of self behind in the dust, and I am still claiming victory because it is mine to claim. I will take back every territory the shadows in my mind have stolen from me. I will not live my life battle to battle, shadow to shadow, wondering when I will stumble into the next valley. I will carry the light within me with me and I will not need to fear valleys anymore. I am putting down my shield and picking up the sword that has been waiting for me to wield it.”
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Victory
Grace Babcock © 2017

