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Vaults of Time
I would never want to get to the point where I am living FOR the watch, rather than WITH the watch.
At least that's what I keep telling myself.
The truth is, I have often approached, and even crossed, that borderline - the borderline of sanity?
Then I become dumbstruck with wonder FOR the watch - if it is a truly wonderful watch to begin with, as most of mine are - or at least I like to think so.
Keeping a watch in a safe, well out of reach, would mean living WITHOUT the watch, and that would be pointless and sad.
When does an obsession turn into a possession? In the Safe, where it would no longer play a role in my life.
Just my unbalanced views.
Best Regards,
Amery
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