Perhaps it's the former. I think it's the things you feel when you dwell on those memories that you carry with you, not the memories themselves. That's why memories are such tricky things to tamper with.
"The place he went to after this"... you make it sound like he didn't go home when this place eventually released him.
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"The place he went to after this"... you make it sound like he didn't go home when this place eventually released him.