Write a one sentence that conveys the sadness of broken dreams
The shattered fragments of broken dreams lay strewn across the floor of yesterdays, a melancholy reminder of what could have been.
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Write a one sentence that conveys the sadness of broken dreams

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The shattered fragments of broken dreams lay strewn across the floor of yesterdays, a melancholy reminder of what could have been.