"Can you tell me another story, Mamma?" The little boy asked sleepily.
The weary woman held her child close and whispered in his ear. "There was a little boy who dreamed of flying. It took many years, but one day he finally flew with the birds."
"I like flying."
Beep.
"I know you do sweet boy."
Beep.
"Do you think I'll fly in my dreams tonight?"
Beep.
The teary mother squeezed her son gently. "I believe you will."
Beeeeeeeeeeeeep.
A man in a white coat looked at the clock with tears running down his face. "Time of death 23:59."
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Alexandria Stanwyck
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