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I wasn't able to help you find what it was exactly that you were looking for.

Nor am I alone in this; other people have attempted and similarly failed.

Was it all folly? Were we only offering a small detour on your inevitable trajectory to your final state?

Sometimes we truly are out of our depth. What's more, arrogant enough to severely discount the forces of self-determination.

I don't think I'll ever get used to the lesson, honestly. It hits hard but never quite sticks.

Besides all that...best of luck to you out there, Neptune.

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A drama has a progressive thought, an emotional climax and a resolution, but our lives aren't like that. All we get day after day are a bunch of vague anxieties that are never really resolved.

Kaoru Yamazaki. Welcome to the N.H.K. 2006.

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I can't shake how surreal it all feels. My daring noblewoman; you actually did it.

To think that I'd still be around after all these years to witness this momentous occasion in your life. 

It's nothing short of an honor to have known you, to share in this little cross-sectional moment of happiness with you.

There are several reservations to be had, and challenges ahead to consider. But now isn't the time for that.

So this cynical old unit will bite her tongue and let you enjoy this rare, ephemeral feeling. Best of luck to you.

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