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By Anonymous

Deep breathing then silence. A bright white light then fills the room. Blood trickles through the split of the skin. A surgeon now begins the magical work, to save a life…. Surgery...

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MitsieFriend BRONZE, Toronto, Other
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Anne Frank

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By AnnaStrz BRONZE
Westfield, Massachusetts
AnnaStrz BRONZE, Westfield, Massachusetts
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.&quot; <br /> -Sylvia Plath

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By ScarlettKay BRONZE
Gainesville, Florida
ScarlettKay BRONZE, Gainesville, Florida
4 articles 5 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn&#039;t.

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By MissA7Xlover BRONZE
Swansea, Other
MissA7Xlover BRONZE, Swansea, Other
3 articles 13 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;You only get one life do what you want!&#039;

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By camocountrygirl GOLD
Hot Springs, Arkansas
camocountrygirl GOLD, Hot Springs, Arkansas
15 articles 0 photos 8 comments

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What goes around goes around!! The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot!!

WritngForTheWin GOLD, Portland, Oregon
15 articles 3 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love is the Banner i fly over my head,<br /> Even when im shacled to the whim of decite.&quot; -Unknown.

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By divingforreality GOLD
Fontana, California
divingforreality GOLD, Fontana, California
10 articles 7 photos 18 comments
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By lil.awol ELITE
Independence, Missouri
lil.awol ELITE, Independence, Missouri
124 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;there&#039;s a darkness upon me that&#039;s flooded in light, and i&#039;m frightened by those that don&#039;t see it&quot; ~the avett brothers, head full of doubt