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#50 - I've been sleeping with an assassin

#50 - I've been sleeping with an assassin

Chronicles of a chronic illness

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Nico Olivieri
Jan 30, 2022
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It’s really true, you know. That it’s always darkest before the dawn.

Last night - only metaphorically, mind you: we’re talking years here! - was pitch black.

My partner was there too. It all started with him, actually. The day the light went off. The big blackout.

All I know is that right until I opened that envelope from the hospital, the bright sky was…

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