“It’s incredible to me that you can be alone with your thoughts in a car for so long, when you’ve gone through what you’ve gone through,” he says. “People have been experimenting on you for years and years, and you have the balls to experiment on yourself—to push yourself to grow. Now, that is strength.” “Oh, Max,” I say. I clutch my heart dramatically. “I don’t know what I’d do without your support.” “You are such an inspiration,” he says. “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle,” I say. “Every day is a gift,” he says. With that, he gives me a last, lung-crushing embrace before I step
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