Day after day the lists grew longer and complicated until one day something snapped inside and she began writing lists of her own, lots and lots of lists. Her smile turned terse and she no longer cared about the sky or Earth. Soon, she forgot to sleep, and then she forgot to eat. There was always something to do, a need to be answered, a problem to be solved and, quickly, the young girl began to shrivel up until her head was three times the size of her body. One evening she simply collapsed and no one came to her aid.
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