October 1

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     October 1

      I've started to play with fire. It is an interesting thing. It dances gracefully across the dry grass I've gathered, like a ballerina, yet it destroys everything in its path, much like me. I want to feel beautiful and graceful like the fire. In a desperate attempt, I plunge my fingertips into the flames. I feel the beauty of the fire for a moment, but it hurts. I draw my hand back quickly and stare as the fleshy pads on my fingertips start to angrily glow red. I cry because the fire is like me, it destroys much of what it touches, but it cannot stop itself.

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