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“I've heard "you've changed" a million times, and you think I'm glad to hear it? I don't need someone to tell me I've changed; every action I take is aimed at change. It simply makes me sad because those individuals might have attempted to understand who I've become instead of viewing me as someone who was good and became evil.”

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