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			<title>Chapter 3</title>
			<description>Chapter 3: &quot;What are you doing here?&quot;</description>
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			<title>Chapter 2</title>
			<description>Chapter 2: &quot;You have a kid?&quot;</description>
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			<title>Chapter 1</title>
			<description>Chapter 1: &quot;I thought we had it all&quot;</description>
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			<title>The Stories of My Life</title>
			<description>Another Supernatural fanfiction containing cast + my original characters</description>
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			<title>Chapter 1</title>
			<description>	Rain was slapping against the roof of the arcade which was surprisingly empty for the time of day. I suppose the other&amp;rsquo;s parents wouldn&amp;rsquo;t let them come. I didn&amp;rsquo;t mind it, it just meant I got more time to play all of the games without nearly getting into fist fights. 	Grant, the ar..</description>
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			<title>Prologue</title>
			<description>Mum used to tell me stories of how my Pa would go out and do all sorts of trips when I was young. She claimed that I was too young to remember him always leaving and coming back covered in blood and all sorts of other things. But I remember because one day he taught me how to protect myself, even th..</description>
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			<title>My Crazy Adventures</title>
			<description>Another Supernatural Fanfiction, featuring a character of my creation + supernatural cast</description>
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			<title>Chapter 5</title>
			<description>Chapter 5: &quot;An enemy already&quot;</description>
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			<title>Chapter 4</title>
			<description>Chapter 4: &quot;Infiltration&quot;</description>
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			<title>Chapter 3</title>
			<description>Chapter 3: &quot;Getting to know the victim?&quot;</description>
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			<title>Chapter 2</title>
			<description>Chapter 2: &quot;Preparations to leave&quot;</description>
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			<title>Chapter 1</title>
			<description>Chapter 1: &quot;How do I overcome this past?&quot;</description>
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			<title>Life or Death?</title>
			<description>Another fanfiction based off Supernatural, but all my work</description>
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			<title>Chapter 5</title>
			<description>Max entered the kitchen, opening the fridge and peering around inside. &amp;ldquo;Uh, Les, what were you planning for dinner?&amp;rdquo;	&amp;ldquo;Pancakes for the children. Some steak for us adults. Dean should be out grilling the steak for me right now,&amp;rdquo; Les responded from her seat at the island.	Max m..</description>
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			<title>Chapter 4</title>
			<description>Leslie led the way through the house, picking a dropped jacket, as she led the way towards the backyard. Max followed her out, waving to Alyssa, who was wrangling children.	A red haired child ran over to Max and said, &amp;ldquo;Aunt Max! Aunt Leslie!&amp;rdquo;	&amp;ldquo;How are you?&amp;rdquo; Max asked, kneelin..</description>
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			<title>To play...</title>
			<description>A little boy, only 5,was walking among the soldiers.His own small booted feet,hitting the ground.He was full grown, but he was young.To battle he is marching,to life or death, his feet carry him.Guns of power are in his hands.His helmet shades his eyes,to hide the deadly scenes.A distant call...&amp;ldq..</description>
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			<title>Untold Secrets</title>
			<description>Scars line my flesh,like mile markers along the highway.Some faded, some pink.Untold secretsthat are only told by the scarsthat now line my wrist.Nightmares,Haunted Thoughts, Depression,All of which went untreated, Unnoticed is what caused these.Untold secretsthat are only told by the scarsthat now ..</description>
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			<title>Snowy Days</title>
			<description>Snow falls in waves, across the bare hills.Dunes are created from the snow-creating a snowy beach.Screams of joy and excitement-can be heard from many miles away.Paths are created in the snow-sled tracks and footsteps deep in the snowy depths.The snow sparkles in the sunlight- a sight to see.A pond ..</description>
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			<title>Playing Hard to Get</title>
			<description>Beating hearts matching the music,Alongside the flashing strobe lights.Heat, the smell of sweat fills the air.The desire to dance becomes overwhelming.Jumping inside the throbbing crowd,Bumping and jumping.Then there's the one.Twisting and turning across the Club's dance floor, breaking up dances.Th..</description>
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			<title>Life?</title>
			<description>Ups and DownsFights and Make upsAnnoyance and CalmnessFacts and OpinionsTruth and LiesReal and FictionFriends and FamilyLoss and LifeBlood or NotLife,it is not what it is,but what we make it.Life,don't let it rule you,you rule it.Life,don't let it get you down,let it lift you up.Life,a lesson to all..</description>
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			<title>It's Christmas Time</title>
			<description>Lights sparkle in the night,lacing around trees, up staircases,around porches, in bushes.Blow up decorations spot the yards.Santas, and reindeer, and elves-decorate food courts,to brighten the days of children.Snow adorns the ground,a winter wonderland,a child&amp;rsquo;s white Christmas.Inside, the air..</description>
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			<title>Hidden Demons</title>
			<description>On the inside, is where all of my painAnd suffering, anger hide.Hidden under happy smiles- cheerful laughs- happy words!These things are where my demons hide.I hate these, but no matter what I try, nothing can change my demons-that cast my mind into a state of war.I can handle it, even if I lie to a..</description>
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			<title>Growing Up</title>
			<description>I was just but a youngling, just learning to walk and to talk. I was beginning to explore-the world that held so much, mystery and excitement.I was just but five years, heading off to kindergarten, leaving Mommy behind for the day.To brave the large world, all by myself. I was just ten years old, we..</description>
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			<title>Frightful Nights</title>
			<description>Orange lights hanging like long, thin fingers,from the shadowy depths of the branches of a tree.Orange faces stare at you from shadowy depths.On doorsteps or sidewalks, a face designed to fright.Bats lay against the leaves, wings spread ready for flight.Children running screaming with delightful f..</description>
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			<title>Everlasting Pain</title>
			<description>The pain is what comes into my life,overshadowing every aspect of my life.I can&amp;rsquo;t control it, but do I want too?I wish it to end but it won&amp;rsquo;t.Everlasting pain, that drives into muscles, and mind,causing heartaches and headaches, and deep body aches.As if I can control it. As if I could l..</description>
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			<title>Forest Secrets</title>
			<description>Blinding light fills the sky,illuminating the forest below.From above it appears to bevivid green clouds.Below all the leaf filled branches,shows a different world.Birds soar through branches,their songs echoing.Squirrels ran rampant through leaves,chattering with each other.Chasing each other&amp;rsquo..</description>
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			<title>Do not believe</title>
			<description>Do you have belief in your father?Do you have belief in your mother?Is your sense of love and faith in them, strong and unbending?Do you ever question them, or their faith in you?Belief is important in a family&amp;rsquo;s life,and it is how it remains together.Do not believe that your family is bad, &amp;n..</description>
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			<title>Bombardment of Memories</title>
			<description>I lay in bed and sigh as my hopesand dreams flash before my eyes again.I lay on my side, facing an empty half of a bed,my thoughts traveling to you once more.I lay awake, cuddled against a pillow,one hand on an empty pillow,the other stretched across &amp;nbsp;where I hoped that you would lay.I hate thi..</description>
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			<title>Angels and Demons</title>
			<description>Angels and DemonsPure and BrokenSweet and HarshA beautiful creature,loved by society.An ugly creature,hated by society.Little children love them,Little children hate them,they believe yet they shun.We all believe and yet shun.We all have an angelic side,yet we all have a demonic side,but we chose wh..</description>
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			<title>A Year Ago</title>
			<description>If you told me a year ago, that I would be alone and miserable-my heart seeking for a true love once more,I would have told you that- you had no idea what you were talking about.If you told me a year ago, A number of heart aches and breaks,that would have occurred over a few select words-I would hav..</description>
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			<title>Be my Rock</title>
			<description>Where are you,When I need you the most?In my most troubling times,I just dream of being held.To shield me from these terrible thoughts.Give me a reason to protect.Loving eyes to always cherish.Let me love with my soul,For it is only meant for you.Give me your support and love,Never leave me be troub..</description>
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			<title>Sunshine filled Cold Days</title>
			<description>Glimmering sunshine,Gives into the allusion&amp;nbsp;Of warmth and happiness.Though it is all a lie.The air is frigid,Breath can be seenIn big clouds.Why was it so cold?The temperature readsAt 45 degrees at noon.Why must it be so cold,The sun is shining.The distance memories of summerCome to the mind of..</description>
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			<title>Please Change</title>
			<description>I think all we do anymoreIs fight over little things.It always is my fault,But I only bring up the truth.I swear that youHave double standards,When it comes to meBut if I point it out you get upset.You may work two jobs,Yet I also do that too.I come home and help clean,While you sit on the couch and..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InspiredPoet/1882859/</link>
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			<title>Flowers lead to sadness</title>
			<description>Flowers should lead to happinessbut I disagree with that statement.They don't create happy feelings,they just create content feelings,for just a short amount of time.They are vibrant at first,then they crumble and die.Why keep them and hope for life?Flowers and feelings are temporary,meant to be vib..</description>
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			<title>Broken Men and Makeup</title>
			<description>Sunlight was pouring down from aboveilluminating the world around us.You saw the brightness,&amp;nbsp;signifying the hope you buried within,I saw nothing but darkness,destroying what I had felt.It was like being caught up in a rainstorm,but being the single person who gets soaked.The times where it stor..</description>
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			<title>Why did he do this?</title>
			<description>My head&amp;rsquo;s pounding from echoing heartbeats,In these hauntingly empty rooms.So many memories were made here,And now I can only cry seeing them.&amp;ldquo;I&amp;rsquo;ll be there until the end,&amp;rdquo;Was the promise he made in our vows.One that did not last long.He left me alone with no clues,Stating he..</description>
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			<title>I wasn't strong enough</title>
			<description>You see me in flesh and blood-yet your eyes don&amp;rsquo;t catch what I hide.You see my smiles and hear my laughs,yet you are unable to hear my cries.You feel my happiness,but yet you can&amp;rsquo;t feel my sorrow and depression.You see what is on the surface,but your keen sight doesn&amp;rsquo;t dive underne..</description>
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			<title>The Missing Piece</title>
			<description>I miss you all.Everyone else misses you too.It's strange without you here, though.I fit like the last piece of a puzzle,Fitting snug to finish the picture.Only fitting perfectly once found,Floating lost in the world.Now it's like I've fallen,So far down into a vent.Down so deep that the chancesOf re..</description>
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			<title>Dreadful Waits</title>
			<description>Ticks and tocks sound through empty space,each chime falling into peaceful silence.Hearts beat in accordance with its pattern.Silence greeting a family,who waits for a voice.Unheard news weighing on their minds,the dread of what is to be discovered.Already having heard terrible news,they sit hands c..</description>
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			<title>Love's Wonder</title>
			<description>Wrote this for my fiance, when he was just my boyfriend.</description>
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			<title>Who am I?</title>
			<description>Who am I?I am me,but what doesthat truly mean?I am one of a kind,with my mixtureof behaviorsand beliefs.I am a very loyal,proud, determined,outgoing, outspoken,free spirit.But I am also aperfect student, a &quot;Teacher's Pet&quot;,a bookworm,among all other things.Truly, who am I?I should be able to find thi..</description>
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			<title>Christmas Preparations</title>
			<description>Oh no, just hours till Christmas!Gifts still need to be wrapped.Lights delicately put up,Illuminating perfectly decorated trees.Ornaments hanging with shine.Cookies are placed in the oven,Vanilla scent spreading.A glass waits for the milk.Stocking are stuffed,Hanging carefully,As to not spill and Sp..</description>
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			<title>Internal Battles</title>
			<description>Self and Self-battle,creating a painful inside.Pounding bullets against my insides,yelling and screaming,scratching at my brain.On the outside,my face is contorted with pain,frustration, and anguish.On the outside,one may not see my inner war.On the outside,I am not facing a battle.On the inside,I a..</description>
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			<title>A Mother's Deadly Love</title>
			<description>Don't read if you are squeamish with anything to do with blood</description>
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			<title>Unseen Beauty</title>
			<description>Through falling leaves,the sunshine flows brightly.Illuminating little details-stunningly beautiful.Brilliant shades of colors-flaming reds and oranges,cooling yellows withinmellow greens.Falling upon browning grass,leaves scatter with the breeze.Upon their surface,sun's soft rays lay dappled.Stream..</description>
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			<title>Autumn Days</title>
			<description>Sunlight filters down,dappling the ground.Bare branches becomea huge playground,to safely fall among the leaves.Golden hues layamong the autumn green.Both gaining signs ofthe oncoming seasonal change.Browning as bright daysturn into chilly long nights.Birds dance in blue skies,spiraling down andsoar..</description>
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			<title>Memories Past</title>
			<description>The days we spent outIn the golden sunsets.I miss those days,When everything seemedLike everything was alright.Now, these days are distant memories.&amp;nbsp;Do you remember that bench,Where you shared your dreamsOf our future together with me?I remember laying across the bench,Watching you as you ran t..</description>
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			<title>Chapter 2</title>
			<description>	&amp;ldquo;Wake up,&amp;rdquo; a voice whispered into my ear.	&amp;ldquo;Five more minutes,&amp;rdquo; I groaned, pushing my face further into my pillow, blocking out the obnoxious sunlight.	&amp;ldquo;You told me that five minutes ago, lovebug.&amp;rdquo;	Groaning, I opened my eyes just to be looking into the brown ones ..</description>
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			<title>Chapter 3</title>
			<description>~~Le Chapter 3~~	A new voice drifted into the room from the doorway. &amp;ldquo;Y&amp;rsquo;all are loud ya know? What if the neighbors hear ya? Ever thought of that?&amp;rdquo; 	Max stood suddenly, pushing past Baillie and out the door. Leslie who was standing beside the door jumped as her twin pushed past her..</description>
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			<title>Chapter 2</title>
			<description>~~Le Chapter 2~~Max&amp;rsquo;s mouth dropped open and she looked at Dean in surprise. Dean just shrugged.	&amp;ldquo;We just weren&amp;rsquo;t careful enough, I suppose. It is up to him. He knows..and that is all that matters.&amp;rdquo;	Max sighed and slumped down in her seat. Dean just sat beside her and said, &amp;..</description>
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