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The years passed by him silently, mercilessly. Every day made him a little bit slower, a bit more hurt, more bitter, but the love inside him for his one true love still burnt like on their first day.
He still sought her affection day after day and she never disappointed, she just stood there faithfully, waiting, her beauty never withering.
He had never felt alone in his life, but as he neared his end a strange fear gripped his heart; the fear that one day when he would touch her seeking reassurance, he would realize just how cold she was.