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A deep breath

January 2, 2010
By AuberneAncalimon SILVER, Keyport, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
“If I find within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” ~C.S. Lewis

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It feels like the quiet before the storm,
the deep breath before the plunge.
The signal before the race, the compliment before the curse.
The handshake before the war, the whispers before the yells.
The light before the dark, the beginning before the end.

© Monica L., St. George, UT

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