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By Carlyn LeGrange BRONZE
Destrehan, Louisiana

One mistake. One dumb decision. One misplaced hand and the cheerleader falls. One flinch when pulling the block out and the tower tumbled. They say you should follow...
Carlyn LeGrange BRONZE, Destrehan, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Jon.W PLATINUM, Dallas, Texas
26 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What are men but ghost in empty shells if they do not follow their hearts and ambitions."

#390643 Poetry
By Kimbies BRONZE
Mount Holly, North Carolina
Kimbies BRONZE, Mount Holly, North Carolina
1 article 1 photo 0 comments
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By SaraLynn GOLD
Peoria, Arizona
SaraLynn GOLD, Peoria, Arizona
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments
billlover420 GOLD, Justin, Texas
12 articles 0 photos 70 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery.  People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody. ~J.D. Salinger,The Catcher in the Rye,

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By Afanen PLATINUM
Santa Rosa, California
Afanen PLATINUM, Santa Rosa, California
49 articles 0 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;But you see, Meg, just because we don&#039;t understand doesn&#039;t mean that the explanation doesn&#039;t exist.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> - Madeleine L&#039;Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

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By sleavs BRONZE
DeWitt, New York
sleavs BRONZE, DeWitt, New York
3 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am mine. Before I am ever anyone else&#039;s.&quot;

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By Alyssa234 SILVER
Sussex, Wisconsin
Alyssa234 SILVER, Sussex, Wisconsin
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Thomas_Jefferspoon GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
Thomas_Jefferspoon GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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