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By hyacinth-girl GOLD
Marlborough, Massachusetts

In Sussex there lived an old codger, That served in the war, a proud sodger, Who, when in the bar, Never drank from his jar, And the people all called him "draft dodger!"
hyacinth-girl GOLD, Marlborough, Massachusetts
15 articles 13 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
‘My candle burns at both ends;<br /> It will not last the night;<br /> But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—<br /> It gives a lovely light!’<br /> -Edna St. Vincent Millay


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By hyacinth-girl GOLD
Marlborough, Massachusetts
hyacinth-girl GOLD, Marlborough, Massachusetts
15 articles 13 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
‘My candle burns at both ends;<br /> It will not last the night;<br /> But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—<br /> It gives a lovely light!’<br /> -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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By LovelyUnknown SILVER
Lexington, South Carolina
LovelyUnknown SILVER, Lexington, South Carolina
8 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I think there must be a place inside of us where dreams go and wait their turn" - Sue Monk Kidd

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By AlexLin711 DIAMOND
Bristol, Connecticut
AlexLin711 DIAMOND, Bristol, Connecticut
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GemmaBraun BRONZE, Chappaqua, New York
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Lushina BRONZE, Portland, Oregon
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By rae-v BRONZE
Cleveland, Ohio
rae-v BRONZE, Cleveland, Ohio
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By ComboOnTeenInk GOLD
Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
ComboOnTeenInk GOLD, Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"This is my son, he said. I wash a dead mans brains from his hair. This is my job." -The Road, Cormac McCarthy

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By AlexLin711 DIAMOND
Bristol, Connecticut
AlexLin711 DIAMOND, Bristol, Connecticut
58 articles 31 photos 0 comments
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By spegram3806 SILVER
Eagleville, Tennessee
spegram3806 SILVER, Eagleville, Tennessee
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