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"I was absolutely frantic as I turned all of my pockets inside out. Nothing. I searched my backback, throwing the contents all over the hallway, but it wasn't there. How could I have been so stupid? I have always been so careful to keep everything in its place in order to avoid something like this happening. I can't believe I lost [the]..."

only piece of what's left of Alexander Gray.

"ALEX
BEST MAN
1-7-97"

I hadn't answered to that name in a long time. Long enough that the pocket watch I kept had become worn and no longer functioned. If you asked me now, I couldn't tell you why it stays with me. Perhaps to forget the things I've done, or what I've become.


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		Submitted by Mike 8.14.07 "I was absolutely frantic as I turned all of my pockets inside out. Nothing. I searched my backback, throwing the contents all over the hallway, but it wasn't there. How could I have been so stupid? I have always been so careful to keep everything in its place in order to avoid something like this happening. I can't believe I lost [the]..." only piece of what's left of Alexander Gray. "ALEX BEST MAN 1-7-97" I hadn't answered to that name in a long time. Long enough that the pocket watch I kept had become worn and no longer functioned. If you asked me now, I couldn't tell you why it stays with me. Perhaps to forget the things I've done, or what I've become.