[The last sentence coils tightly around him, seeps into his pores to wind through all the empty places inside him. Because every word is apt - for months he's felt ready to cave in on himself at any moment. He shakes his head.]
Trying would be a waste of energy. [And he doesn't want to hope that anything can come from it. Hope is another waste of what little energy he has.]
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Trying would be a waste of energy. [And he doesn't want to hope that anything can come from it. Hope is another waste of what little energy he has.]