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Part 9 of expanded story.

Continued from Part 8.

The original version is about 150 words and, although complete, has few details.

Incorporate the following sentence from original version in this part:

It took much effort at first, since I was so depressed, but after some time painting, things were flowing and I was in the zone.

My emotions were excruciatingly intense. A part of me wanted to collapse, but I continued working. I stopped flinging paint like a mad person and started painting with more controlled brushstrokes. It took heroic effort at first, but then everything started flowing and eventually I was .

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