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She got up,
Resisting the world's attempts to pull her back,
She got up.

She ran,
Faster than the wind,
Upset with the world,
She ran.

She smiled,
Enamoured by life
And its small joys,
She smiled.

She walked back,
With new courage,
New hope,
and new optimism
To face the world.

She walked back.

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