we deal with our innocence in different ways.

(money doesn't matter in the soft world.)

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some discard it soon after they become aware it doesn't mix well with others.

(career doesn't matter in the soft world.)

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a remnant of childhood, but not something that can come along for the ride.

(in the soft world?)

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some cradle it like a dying fire, sighing as it's caught under an onslaught of rain.

(yes, the soft world.)

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only to leave it in the loft, ascending every now and then.

(where is the soft world?)

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some embrace it and allow it to envelop them.

(murmuring softly as a whisper.)

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precious spirits flee from those who break the rules.

(as a whisper of a whisper.)

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sing, as you did once before.

(for in the dream within a dream,)

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come out of hiding; see you soon.

(what means the most, must go unseen.)