you ever do something that suddenly triggers a random memory from long ago? it hits you like a jolt, and you stand dazed for a couple of seconds, grateful for the piece of your life you just rediscovered? it happens to me sometimes when i smell a familiar scent. i don't see things and remember, and touch means close to nothing to me. but scents. they trigger memories that are hidden so far in the back of my mind that i'm surprised they're still there. this is why i'm afraid of losing my sense of smell. I wouldn't just be losing the smell of good food or fresh flowers; i would be losing that chunk of my life that i'll never rediscover.
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