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		<description>The original writings of author PadfootBlack</description>
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			<title>Split Heart</title>
			<description>All I know is:I have always had your hand to holdyour chest to press my ear tothe steady th-thump, th-thump&amp;nbsp;to smooth the cracks on my heart.All I know is: I am equally forever yours and never yours, and I'm still figuring out what that means.You're a life ring, and three years ago I la..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1560959/</link>
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			<title>The Tissue Box</title>
			<description>You shuffle into the room,reluctantly shake hands(yours are sweaty.&amp;nbsp;She pretends not to notice),and you sit.Awkwardly adjust and avoidthat weird all-knowing smileThe leather complains soyou don't fidget anymore(you're not comfy yet,but you've decided it'snot important).She asks the first questi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1454468/</link>
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			<title>Upon Reflection</title>
			<description>Looking back,I now seehow utterly wrongwe were for each other.You needed someonewho would hurt youand I needed someonewho wouldn't.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1382641/</link>
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			<title>What a Family</title>
			<description>I was more of a wife to youthan I ever was a daughterand perhaps that's whyyou now treat melike an ex.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1379984/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Wanna hook up?&quot;</title>
			<description>I want to press your ear to my heartuntil the steady&amp;nbsp;thump, thump&amp;nbsp;calmsyour troubled mind.I want to whisper my love against your lipsagain and again so that you feel itto your very core.I want to kiss every inch of your soft,scarred skin, and when the nightmares comeI want to hold your bod..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1301533/</link>
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			<title>Just Tonight</title>
			<description>I no longer wish for youto f**k me as hard as I hate myself.I need you to kiss mewith all the tender sweetnessyou can musterif only just tonightI need to be loved.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1287440/</link>
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			<title>A Letter From Daughter To Father</title>
			<description>One dayI'll be able to fall asleep without leaving tears on the pillow and I'llno longer seek refuge in the touch of a razor and myworth will not be determined by your approval or opinion and Iwon't stay up late wondering if God loves mebecause I'll just know that He does.One dayI will wake up next ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1200887/</link>
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			<title>H</title>
			<description>I create constellations.If I call them speckled stars on my fleshinstead ofbruised&amp;nbsp;needle&amp;nbsp;pricksmaybe thenI'll feel more beautiful.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1166496/</link>
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			<title>Our First and Last Love...</title>
			<description>Short, stubby fingers&amp;nbsp;graze faded white stretch marks&amp;nbsp;zigzags on the hips like thunderbolts&amp;nbsp;while eyes of wave-crest blue&amp;nbsp;crinkle at the edges&amp;nbsp;when constantly bitten lips&amp;nbsp;partto reveal straight teeth&amp;nbsp;that form a crooked smile.&amp;nbsp;Pale thighs gently meet like ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1155105/</link>
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			<title>What a difference a year can make</title>
			<description>Today is my birthdayand exactly one year ago(I remember it well)You took my lips in yoursand my heart in your handsand you told me that&amp;nbsp;you loved mefor the very first time.I still remember the elation-feeling as if I could flywhile you kissed me like&amp;nbsp;I was the breath in your lungs.Now I gl..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1146510/</link>
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			<title>At last</title>
			<description>Honestly...it's a sigh of reliefa great weightlifted from my back.I don't love you anymorenot you, exactlythe memories of youmaybebut not youyou are a shadowof the beautiful soul&amp;nbsp;that you used to beI miss herI love herI was happy with herbut not you.Where did your compassion go?&amp;nbsp;Your kindn..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1141352/</link>
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			<title>1 Kings 19:12</title>
			<description>You came to me as a fawnfragile and gentleto still my troubled heart.There were no thunderboltsor earthquakesbut i could not mistakethe majesty reflectedin Your soft brown eyeswith a white speckled backand unsteady legs&amp;nbsp;that wobbled when You walked.i suppose You don't always display Your streng..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1135166/</link>
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			<title>I love you.</title>
			<description>and nothing hurts so much as&amp;nbsp;keeping it insimmering and bubblinglike a pot about to&amp;nbsp;boil over.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1114365/</link>
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			<title>Healing</title>
			<description>It's late at nightwhen I'm alone in beddoubts crawl&amp;nbsp;into my headbut when you're nearthe doubts erasewith each touch of your lipsupon my face.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1110660/</link>
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			<title>Fingerpainting</title>
			<description>I wish to paint your outlinewith the brush of my tonguesplatter purples and blueson the canvas of your neckmix the pinks of our tonguesand the reds of our lips.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1110408/</link>
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			<title>Musings on a Sunday Afternoon</title>
			<description>The crunch of tortilla chipsand sharp snap of a beer can being openedon Football Sundaysometimes do a better job of reminding me thatlife is beautifulthan birds or flowers.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1106066/</link>
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			<title>Someday</title>
			<description>I knew thatsomedayyou'd have to sail far awaybut I didn't knowthat day wastoday.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1099471/</link>
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			<title>Release</title>
			<description>trigger warning!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1096188/</link>
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			<title>Masochist</title>
			<description>He will not cut me with wordswill not forget about mewill not brush me offnor make me feellike I'm less thanand I will never waketo find him goneso tell me whyI want youinstead.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1095526/</link>
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			<title>Nighttime Epiphany</title>
			<description>You held me likea package marked&quot;FRAGILE: handle with care&quot;touched me so lightlyas if I were astained-glass windowand you fearedI wouldshatterintojaggedpiecesbut youkissed mewith enough passionto convince me thatI would be safebeneath your lipsfor a thousand lifetimesand in that momentI knewI'd been..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1086997/</link>
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			<title>My Letter To You</title>
			<description>To mybeloved Faerie,&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I'm sorry for so many things;I have trouble figuring out where to start. I'm sorry for holding on to my painand my anger and waiting for an apology, instead of trusting that you knew what..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1076046/</link>
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			<title>Letting Go</title>
			<description>Fly away, little birdI set you freeand as you soarthink of me.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1070728/</link>
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			<title>Paper Scars</title>
			<description>I dreamed last nightthat your lipspursedto kiss my scarsand theypeeled like paperfrom my skinwhisked away bythe winduntil I couldn't see themeven if I squinted.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1065570/</link>
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			<title>Winter</title>
			<description>Collarbones jutted outwaiting for&amp;nbsp;fervent&amp;nbsp;kisseslittle nips followed byflashing smilesteeth like white paintsplattered onnight's blue canvassupple lips andsoft smooth skinthat seems natural to touchLaughing eyes crinkleas the puffy white comforteris pulled needily higherto coverthe conjoin..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1060769/</link>
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			<title>Temptation</title>
			<description>May be triggering</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1047731/</link>
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			<title>Little Things</title>
			<description>It's now that you're mineonce againI realizehow muchI missed the little thingslike findinglong, golden strandson my jacketor your scenton my pillowbut I thinkmost of allI missed the wayyour lips curved to formthe words&quot;I love you&quot;and nothingunder Heaven's great embracewas as beautifulas that sound.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1039003/</link>
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			<title>Change</title>
			<description>You leftto grow, to change you saidbut the thing isI liked you the way you were.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1024325/</link>
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			<title>Now I Know</title>
			<description>Now I knowwhy there areso manysongsabout heartbreak.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1013932/</link>
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			<title>The Monster</title>
			<description>Anger fillsthen stopsjust short of our collarboneexpandsuntil our lungs burstand our brains swelland our scalps rip in twoturns to Rageand our hands tremble.Quite suddenlyour poor bodiescan't hold It inand releases the tongueto defendbut more often than notthe tongue gets a littlecarried awaystarts ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1010328/</link>
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			<title>Once Upon A Time</title>
			<description>Write my bookplease fill up my pageswith descriptive paragraphsand run on sentencesadd chapter after chapterof great adventurestales of love and dangerbut pleaseI beg you, my lovenever writeThe End</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/1010314/</link>
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			<title>The Air Smelled of Peaches</title>
			<description>Our hearts could've reached the stars that nightand peach blossoms blotted out the skyas we hid under blankets and pillowswith only yellow moonshine for lighttwo bodies pressed close and tighttwo souls with nothing to hide</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/962636/</link>
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			<title>Drowning</title>
			<description>I feel likeI'm drowningflounderingin an endless seaand I cannot seem to findthe shore.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/958685/</link>
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			<title>Untitled</title>
			<description>Poem ideas for todayescape me like(insert witty simile here).</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/958191/</link>
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			<title>A Poem a Day Keeps the Soul Awake</title>
			<description>365 Short poems over the course of a teenager's year</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/958188/</link>
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			<title>Escape</title>
			<description>Escape from the worldFrom the politicsArgumentsOver what's right and what's wrongGossipWho did whatSaid whatTo wholet the waveswash over your skinnothing but the ocean's roarin your earand everything is simplerclose your eyesto the worldyou'll need to go backbut for nowfor right nowjust escapeintoth..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/957544/</link>
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			<title>The Road</title>
			<description>Quick to smile and cheeks all flushedWe take our time, try not to rushFor tomorrow is a future that always comes.So forgetting what we think we knowLet's stroll along this lonely roadoblivious to the problems of the worldAnd oh, you're the sweetest thinga little bit of everythingthat's beautiful and..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/839634/</link>
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			<title>Fade Away</title>
			<description>The smile's light fades away but there is nothing we could say, anyway... Eventually summer turns to fall but we keep smiling, 'cause after all these things we're feeling... they're only feelings and someday they'll fade away, too.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/796983/</link>
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			<title>Sunrise</title>
			<description>No matter how dark the night is,In the morning,the sun always rises.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/792534/</link>
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			<title>Question for Writers</title>
			<description>I have a question.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/788066/</link>
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			<title>As I Ever Was</title>
			<description>She could see them from across the castle&amp;rsquo;s ruins.Remus is fighting hard to defend himself, dueling with allof his might, and Antonin Dolohov is matched in his efforts, bearded face twisted intoa snarl.She is not even conscious of her rapid movement through thedevastation tha..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/764875/</link>
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			<title>For the cutters.</title>
			<description>For the cutters, the suicidals, the ones who cry at night&amp;nbsp;So much pain, so much sorrow, bottled up inside&amp;nbsp;For those who&amp;rsquo;ve ever thought it&amp;rsquo;d better if they died&amp;nbsp;If scars criss-cross your wrists, with blood not yet dried&amp;nbsp;If somebody asked you if you wer..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/715240/</link>
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			<title>Dawn</title>
			<description>Lush flowers bloomAmid&amp;nbsp;mammoth treesCradlesFor the woodland birdsWhose&amp;nbsp;feathers glimmer, gloriousA display of divine design.&amp;nbsp;A shy gilded sunPeeks&amp;nbsp;above mountains blueStill darkened by the remnantsof Night's embracePerrywinklesplattering the sun-tinged sky..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/663215/</link>
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			<title>Take My Hand</title>
			<description>I Am hereright beside you.I've Always BeenHere to rescueI Will&amp;nbsp;Forever Beat your sidewaiting for you to&amp;nbsp;Just Take My HandI Am the Love you've always neededtrust in meI Am the Acceptance you've never&amp;nbsp;gottengive in to my sweet embraceand I'll&amp;nbsp;mend all the ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/652297/</link>
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			<title>Still</title>
			<description>I still cry for youStill shed tears for youThere are smears on this paperAnd yes, they're for you.I still sigh for you...And m'dear, I'd still die for you.How I wish that youstillfelt the same.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/652293/</link>
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			<title>Fake</title>
			<description>Plastic smilesFrozenon sickly happy facesA hollowfeelingless laughto hidethe broken heartwithin.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/640865/</link>
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			<title>Standing Tall</title>
			<description>Spoken-word slam poetry. Rap it! :)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/619657/</link>
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			<title>Thank You, God</title>
			<description>Just taking a bit of time of appreciate... well, EVERYTHING...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/611515/</link>
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			<title>2,977</title>
			<description>A dedication to the people who suffered and died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/603383/</link>
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			<title>Chris</title>
			<description>Smack me againYeah I dare you, my friendTo lay a single f*****g finger on me&amp;nbsp;No please, I didn&amp;rsquo;t mean to offendJust sometimes I don&amp;rsquo;t comprehendYour strength has no endI know that, please don&amp;rsquo;t-!But you hurt me yet again,And each time I try to befriend youI..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/602678/</link>
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			<title>Orion's Belt</title>
			<description>Sirius has reprecussions for his deeds...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PadfootBlack/601857/</link>
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