Taken, refused.
Broken, repaired.
Walked on, let gone by.
Pleased, shattered.
Won, lost.
Dreamt, devastated.
Fell down, picked up.
Bonded, unbonded.
After going through all of these and more, I stood there as strong as Steel, feeling beautiful for surviving my voyage.
As the list went on, I became a better Alloy.
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