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Suicidal Ideation

Deliberation about courting death rooted throughout mine psyche fueling sinister chortle at least since bout with anorexia nervosa, but... maybe ginned blood, sans umbilical cord transfused in utero aortal, though long since recovered, the intractable, haunting specter, sans grim reaper intertwining within every fiber of this mortal rooted, grounded deep, and branched out into each nook and cranny portal. Said notion provoked, when made painfully aware youngest daughter (aged twenty) plagued with similar thoughts, damn genetics did maliciously engineer clutching telephone while seated at edge of chair did apologetically, despairingly, grievously... did air pestilential, penitential, plenipotential... scare re: distraction and understandable fear, she might unwittingly plunge into hopeless abysmal despair falling prey into irrevocable deathly hallows lair, though kudos for her from me, this sole Harris heir to communicate, (albeit hesitantly) into mine ear suddenly wishing thy Punim to be near, but residing (about three hour drive southeast of Portland, Oregon) with my kid sister, attentive to welfare, a sibling whose persona doth show tender loving care and concern, this papa felt reassured there would be every action taken with sixth sense to beware lest progeny exhibits pointedly obvious lurching career dramatic slide into behavioral sink emergency measures sibling immediately would commandeer, hence somewhat relieved thee dear beloved progeny receptive to hear, this dada expressed his unconditional love, and grateful psychological intervention offspring boldly did declare indicative professional help volunteer really asserted necessary to stave off how dice throw of fate unfair to said lass, whose demise, would abruptly kill this sonneteer!

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