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By Anonymous

Hungry Eel Sees eight tasty legs Frightened Octopus Sees a long toothed stomach Octopus Disappears Leaving Eel blinded In newborn colour Spot of ink in the eye

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By bruisedmemories ELITE
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
bruisedmemories ELITE, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
109 articles 10 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you&#039;re young, you can fly, but we trip on clouds &#039;cause we get too high&quot; -The Band Perry (Song: Don&#039;t Let Me Be Lonely)<br /> &quot;Cause no matter what, you&#039;ll never be alone&quot; -Lady Antebellum (Song: Compass)

gallowsRenegade SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By angelpeach23 SILVER
Flagstaff, Arizona
angelpeach23 SILVER, Flagstaff, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think it&#039;s fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions- the burning certainty that we&#039;re unique geniuses and the constant fear that we&#039;re witless frauds who are speeding toward epic failure.&quot; -Lynch

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By angelpeach23 SILVER
Flagstaff, Arizona
angelpeach23 SILVER, Flagstaff, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think it&#039;s fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions- the burning certainty that we&#039;re unique geniuses and the constant fear that we&#039;re witless frauds who are speeding toward epic failure.&quot; -Lynch

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By angelpeach23 SILVER
Flagstaff, Arizona
angelpeach23 SILVER, Flagstaff, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think it&#039;s fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions- the burning certainty that we&#039;re unique geniuses and the constant fear that we&#039;re witless frauds who are speeding toward epic failure.&quot; -Lynch

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By fabpanda BRONZE
Columbia, Missouri
fabpanda BRONZE, Columbia, Missouri
1 article 2 photos 2 comments
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By sashaaa BRONZE
Fort Pierce, Florida
sashaaa BRONZE, Fort Pierce, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 6 comments
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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green