I am not sure if I will put the acknowledgements in my Master’s thesis. However, I already wrote them, and I am pretty much proud of them. I wanted something chaotic, and I got something chaotic. Here they are:

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To all the special people with whom I have laughed.
To the songs that made me smile.
To the hours I spent running.
And to all the magic within our future.

The cherry trees were still in bloom when I left purity. Thankfully, the portrait reminded me of the time we were all blind. I don’t remember how many times I lied to you, but I still recall your father shouting before bedtime. And then, years of iced lemonade did little to heal their broken hearts. It snowed in August and we sunbathed in December - which song were you singing?

However, yesterday my shoe got broken; there is a bargain in the valley, I can get three shoes for the price of two, but I only have two feet, twenty-three teeth, and four more days to spend in my hometown. The priest was kind, albeit a bit talkative, and I suspect he went to the inn after her shift. She probably wouldn’t like ginger beer, but that’s a matter of taste.

Imagine a life with a different eye color. How much would it change? How difficult would it be to walk one yard without falling? I don’t like playing the accordion, so I am glad I am not short. I ride my horse on the right side, so I am not German, but I bet it would be easy to learn how to knit. And if Eurydice turns around, do not blame her - God works in predictable ways.

Giacomo