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			<title>gout</title>
			<description>i opened the door and there i saw you,your foot was dangling in the air as you lay upon your back on the sofa.i had the bottle of pills in my left hand and a box of tissues in my right.&amp;quot;what&amp;rsquo;s that for?&amp;quot; you asked, pointing at my right hand.&amp;quot;oh, i thought i had to wipe..</description>
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			<title>two gray socks</title>
			<description>i was sitting across from him watching him talk about work. he got fired again. it was his third job in four weeks. i&amp;rsquo;ve already ran out of things to say so i just kept nodding and looking out the window.&amp;quot;but it&amp;rsquo;s ok,&amp;quot; he said.  &amp;quot;i've got a job interview this afternoon..</description>
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			<title>throwing in the towel</title>
			<description>you can give up.you don't always have to keep pushing yourself.you can give up.and parents don't teach their kids that.if you're tired. you can rest.  you can.it's your choice.there's no such thing as a &amp;quot;loser&amp;quot; it's just a name concocted by ignorant people.we all ..</description>
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			<title>little heartbreaker</title>
			<description>&amp;ldquo;shhhh! behave yourselves!&amp;rdquo; the mother furiously whispered to her kids. she had three small kids. the eldest was around 8 and the youngest probably 5. the middle one, my favorite, was right beside me. he was covering his mouth with both hands, trying to stop himself from laughing t..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/applemud/384019/</link>
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			<title>bench</title>
			<description>Nothing beats a bag of sweet, sticky doughnuts. I sunk my teeth into a chocolate flavored one, ignoring the crumbs that fell on my shirt. I sighed contentedly leaning back against the bench. I saw you step out of the building, your head bent over your book. You were wearing a brown jacket. You w..</description>
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			<title>sunday train ride</title>
			<description>i was riding the train on my way home. a little boy and his father entered the doors. the dad reached for his kid's hand, put it on the handrails and told him not to let it go. the kid gave a small nod, held his head up, moved his feet part, trying to balance himself.&amp;quot;where are we going?&amp;qu..</description>
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			<title>brand new tin woman</title>
			<description>this tin woman  had a real breakable heart...one day she sold her breakable heart to another tin man for a big huge can of oil.  because this tin woman has gotten so rusty from crying too much.  oh, she liked to cry.she used to cry all day because of her breakable heart.</description>
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			<title>wimpy non-game plan</title>
			<description>i suck at chess.chess involves way too much thinking.you can't fight without strategy.it's about planning.if your opponent is good,he's onto you, three or four moves ahead.and he could dismantle your most trusted combination in seconds.the game often requires you to sacrifice y..</description>
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