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By katiek. BRONZE
Jupiter, Florida

I thought I knew what fire was. I saw the little tongues of it on candle wicks, and bonfires fed on newspapers and the snapped arms of trees, and the forest fires that sometimes br...
katiek. BRONZE, Jupiter, Florida
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lilmonstarr BRONZE, Oakton, Virginia
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By AlexanderMusic BRONZE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AlexanderMusic BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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By Jamiedenise BRONZE
Monte Vista, Colorado
Jamiedenise BRONZE, Monte Vista, Colorado
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By kmunsell BRONZE
Deep River, Connecticut
kmunsell BRONZE, Deep River, Connecticut
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By Allyann BRONZE
Cypress, Texas
Allyann BRONZE, Cypress, Texas
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By got2bgutsy SILVER
Branford, Connecticut
got2bgutsy SILVER, Branford, Connecticut
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By pigeondove GOLD
Monsey, New York
pigeondove GOLD, Monsey, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;the world is your exercise-book, the pages on which you do your sums. it is not reality, although you can express reality there if you wish. Your are also free to write nonsense, or lies, or tear the pages.&quot;<br /> - Illusions: adventures of the reluctant messiah by Richard Bach

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By Neocutey24 SILVER
Forestville, Maryland
Neocutey24 SILVER, Forestville, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.&rdquo;<br /> -Friedrich Nietzsche