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<p>Can there be a more difficult task than being asked to select a single memory from your life that you want to carry forever? As humans, we contain multitudes and we want to resist any attempt to put us into a box. But what happens if you’re asked to choose something which you’ll cherish for the rest of your life - would you let go of all the times when you were sad, angry, bitter, hypocrite and a bad human being? Would you like to remember your life as having lived a happy memory or would rather prefer a kaleidoscope?</p>
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var id = this.getAttribute("href").substr(1);
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if (!window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) {
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document.querySelector(`[id='${decodeURIComponent(id)}']`).scrollIntoView({
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behavior: "smooth"
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});
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} else {
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document.querySelector(`[id='${decodeURIComponent(id)}']`).scrollIntoView();
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}
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if (id === "top") {
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history.replaceState(null, null, " ");
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} else {
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history.pushState(null, null, `#${id}`);
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}
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});
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});
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</script>
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<script>
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var mybutton = document.getElementById("top-link");
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window.onscroll = function () {
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if (document.body.scrollTop > 800 || document.documentElement.scrollTop > 800) {
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mybutton.style.visibility = "visible";
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mybutton.style.opacity = "1";
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} else {
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mybutton.style.visibility = "hidden";
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mybutton.style.opacity = "0";
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}
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};
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</script>
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<script>
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document.getElementById("theme-toggle").addEventListener("click", () => {
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if (document.body.className.includes("dark")) {
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document.body.classList.remove('dark');
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localStorage.setItem("pref-theme", 'light');
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} else {
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document.body.classList.add('dark');
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localStorage.setItem("pref-theme", 'dark');
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}
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})
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</script>
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<script>
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document.querySelectorAll('pre > code').forEach((codeblock) => {
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const container = codeblock.parentNode.parentNode;
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const copybutton = document.createElement('button');
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copybutton.classList.add('copy-code');
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copybutton.innerHTML = 'copy';
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function copyingDone() {
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copybutton.innerHTML = 'copied!';
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setTimeout(() => {
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copybutton.innerHTML = 'copy';
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}, 2000);
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}
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copybutton.addEventListener('click', (cb) => {
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if ('clipboard' in navigator) {
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navigator.clipboard.writeText(codeblock.textContent);
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copyingDone();
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return;
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}
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const range = document.createRange();
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range.selectNodeContents(codeblock);
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const selection = window.getSelection();
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selection.removeAllRanges();
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selection.addRange(range);
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try {
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document.execCommand('copy');
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copyingDone();
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} catch (e) { };
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selection.removeRange(range);
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});
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if (container.classList.contains("highlight")) {
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container.appendChild(copybutton);
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} else if (container.parentNode.firstChild == container) {
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} else if (codeblock.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.nodeName == "TABLE") {
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codeblock.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.appendChild(copybutton);
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} else {
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codeblock.parentNode.appendChild(copybutton);
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}
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});
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</script>
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</body>
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</html>
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