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By Anonymous

I will never forget that belt- the long, black, strip with giant rhinestones. I will never forget how it tore across my skin- my numbing hands attempting to block its path- and flo...

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By rosieposie GOLD
Fountain Valley, California
rosieposie GOLD, Fountain Valley, California
13 articles 17 photos 1 comment
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By rosieposie GOLD
Fountain Valley, California
rosieposie GOLD, Fountain Valley, California
13 articles 17 photos 1 comment
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By Pwincess BRONZE
Yourcity, Other
Pwincess BRONZE, Yourcity, Other
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
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By Echinacea8 GOLD
Richmond, Virginia
Echinacea8 GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
17 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Somebody said that it couldn't be done, but he with a chuckle replied that maybe it couldn't [and maybe it shouldn't], but he wouldn't be the one to say so until he tired" - Edgar Albert Guest

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7Steps BRONZE, Lilburn, Georgia
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

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By Jessica Anthony BRONZE
Suwanee, Georgia
Jessica Anthony BRONZE, Suwanee, Georgia
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By PenguinFeet GOLD
Bellevue, Washington
PenguinFeet GOLD, Bellevue, Washington
19 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Yeah, well, who but the mad would choose to keep on living? In the end, aren't we all just a little crazy?" - Dulcie, in Libba Bray's Going Bovine

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By PenguinFeet GOLD
Bellevue, Washington
PenguinFeet GOLD, Bellevue, Washington
19 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Yeah, well, who but the mad would choose to keep on living? In the end, aren't we all just a little crazy?" - Dulcie, in Libba Bray's Going Bovine

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lnicoll94 BRONZE, Mount Airy, Maryland
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is our choices that show who we truely are, far more than our abilities"