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MY AGE HAS L;G1 P]FECTLY CURL$ EYELA%ES1
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ME 9/1D4 ,JANU SMILES AT H] & %AKES 8
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& \ POPS MY *>M4
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MO;T & !N H&S X BACK TO ME 2F />+ \ ( !
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%RUGS4 8,WAS X VALUABLE80

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! GIRL DIDN'T /1L X4 ,I KNEW %E WANT$ X1
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M9D4 ,MAYBE ,I H4

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FELT L ! "R ?+ TO D60

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*>M AG4 ,I SLUMP D[N ON A L>GE B\LD] AT
! SIDE ( ! ROAD & />E & />E AT MY EMPTY
WRI/4 ,I H N"E FELT S F> AWAY F HOME4
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#AE ,JANU'S WALK+ BACK T[>D ME & HOLD+ \
8 H&4 ,I TRY TO COV] UP MY FACE Z ! TE>S
SPILL OV]4 ,HE M/ ?9K ,I'M ALW CRY+1 :
IS FUNNY 2C ,I USUALLY MAKE SURE ,I KEEP
MY TE>S LOCK$ SAFELY 2H MY B$ROOM DOOR4

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TAKES MY WRI/ G5TLY 9 8 H&S4 8,I'M
SORRY10 HE SAYS4                      #H
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#AG ,B HE'S "R4 ,I %D N"E H GIV5 !
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