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The letter continued with the bullet points: \"Please listen to that little voice inside your head.\" \"A walk of shame can be character building.\" \"Call mom.\" \"Just eat the damn cookie.\"

And for the final note, the \"Thunder Force\" star wrote, \"GO ALL IN. You'll never get back today.\"

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