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The Great Escape

March 8, 2016
By Alpha_Brielle BRONZE, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
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Alpha_Brielle BRONZE, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you&#039;re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.<br /> ~Hugh Laurie

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I am alone. The silence presses in on me from all directions, deafening. I forget what sound is. My footfalls on the cold, clean floor make no noise. A small device sits in the corner. I turn it on, and the screen begins to glow.

I press a button, and everything comes alive.

Sound fills the room.

A reverberating beat.

A simple yet beautiful melody, intertwining with a complex harmony.

A multitude of instruments providing support for the voices. 

The silence retreats as the music fills the room, bringing color and life into the meaningless objects scattered around the room.

I relax,

simply happy

to be

alive.

© Sarah M., Blairsville, PA

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