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			<title>6</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The sun peeked through the crack in the curtains. I checked my phone and saw that I still had an hour before my alarm went off at eight. After tossing and turning for a half hour, I decided to just get up and shower.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Hot water splashed against..</description>
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			<title>5</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;I flopped on the cheap motel room bed that felt like it had beenstuffed with straw and smelled slightly of mold. That first day of driving had takena lot out of me. I never knew driving could be so draining. The eight-hourdrive to Richfield, Utah was grueling. &amp;n..</description>
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			<title>4</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;Hey, Krys,&amp;rdquo; Alice answered her phone.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;Hey, A. Just wanted to let you know that I&amp;rsquo;m starting my trip.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;Cool. How long is it going to take?&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp..</description>
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			<title>3</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&quot;Hey, babe,&quot; crooned the voice on the other end of the line.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&quot;Hey, A,&quot; I replied.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&quot;It's been a long time since we've chatted,&quot; she sped. I had forgotten how quickly people who don't live in Cali talk. I almost cou..</description>
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			<title>2</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;I want to go to Indiana,&amp;rdquo; I announced as I walked into thekitchen.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;What?&amp;rdquo; my mom asked.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;I want to go to Indiana,&amp;rdquo; I repeated throwing my bag on the darkoak table. &amp;nb..</description>
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			<title>1</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Hey, Krys. Dressed for the weather I see,&quot; laughed Gwyneth McLaurin, my nurse. It was ninety-five degrees in the Long Beach area and I was wearing a hoodie, long jeans, boots with wool socks and a turquoise beanie which had become a staple of my wardrobe. &amp;ldquo;Yo..</description>
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			<title>Prologue</title>
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			<title>Till The End of Summer</title>
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			<title>First kiss/Last kiss</title>
			<description>The bliss &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; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Breathing you inOf a kiss &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; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<title>What?</title>
			<description>Laundry is redsOr maybe it's bluesDon't mix it upOr else you'll getShoes?Hair is straightOr maybe it's notDon't want to get that&amp;nbsp;Mixed up with&amp;nbsp;Snot?This or thatOr that or thisConfusion's been calledSomething likeBliss?A tisketA tasketSomething about&amp;nbsp;ABasket?&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>Red Week</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;She could see through its eyes. The fat, bald man with the greasy red beard sitting on the bench waiting for the bus under the light of the street lamp. He was its target. It stood down the street from him and began croaking. The man looked up trying to find the source of ..</description>
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			<title>What is in a name?</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;For the first time in a long time, she felt free, whole. She didn't need a man in her life.</description>
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			<title>Feel you</title>
			<description>I want to feel youThe real youNot just this aching burn of lustThe you inside Your soulI want to be connected with youWith your soulThe heat of your touch draws meThe allure of your soul holds meThe passion of your kissesCements me to your sideBound forever by destinySealed i..</description>
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			<title>Heart Surgeon</title>
			<description>Not just anyone can fix meI've been beaten and bruised and brokenI've been ripped to pieces and sliced deepI haven't been given time to healThey keep tearing me back openMy &quot;knight in shining armor&quot; better be wearing scrubsWielding a scalpel as a swordSutures for a shield The man who..</description>
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			<title>You</title>
			<description>You don't care about meLook at me, who would?I'm all on my ownLeft by you Without a leg to stand on</description>
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			<title>raewio</title>
			<description>She didn't know what she was doing or why. She didn't even know the guy but here she was, saying &quot;I do&quot; in the county clerk's office.&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>When?</title>
			<description>When will I ever be what you want?What you need?Will I ever be enough?Will you always need another girl?Am I good enough for anyone?Will I ever find &quot;the one&quot; that everyone keeps talking about?Do I have a big arrow over my head screaming &quot;cheat on me&quot;?</description>
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			<title>Motherhood</title>
			<description>IsBurb ragsLaundry, twice adayScreaming andcrying and headachesOnehundred-sixty outfits that they only wear onceBath time withsixteen different soaps depending on the time of dayUp all nightLittle fingersand toesDirty diapersand midnight feedingsAccide..</description>
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			<title>Perfection</title>
			<description>Perfection is only achieved When all the little imperfectionsCombine Making something totally wonderful.......And totally insane</description>
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			<title>Untitled Work of Friends</title>
			<description>Let's write a story together. I'll start it, give it a premise. Leave the next part in the reviews. </description>
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			<title>When</title>
			<description>When did we,As a group,Decide thatEveryoneNeeded toKnow EverythingThat wasGoing on inOur lives?That weWere moreImportantThanEveryoneElse,That they ShouldWant toKnow Everything We had toSay orThought?We, asIndividualsShould knowThat we Are only..</description>
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			<title>Chapter 4</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I ran back to the closet and could notfind Elle anywhere. I even looked behind all of the racks of clothing andshoes. Though I did not find her, I did find something else that was an amazingfind. Under the blue shoes was a door that led to marked tunnels. I..</description>
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			<title>Chapter 3</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; As I bathed, I began thinking about themarriage proposal. I did not understand why Zeus would want to marry me even ifI was the only female of our species. There were thousands of mortal and blood-suckingfemales that would fall under his spell, or so I ha..</description>
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			<title>Chapter 2</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Orion finally sat me down when we arrivedin Gotha, Germany. It took us about half an hour to get there. It would havetaken anyone else, other than other Hunters, days to get there from L.A. andthat would be with airplanes and other vehicles. I was so angry ..</description>
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			<title>Chapter 1</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It was all I could do to keep myselffrom killing it. Earlier that day, I had promised myself that I would stopkilling things just because they pissed me off. I am not very good at keeping promises,especially when they are to me and I have no one to keep m..</description>
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			<title>The ones who fight for me</title>
			<description>Your fight and mine shall soon be overDo not stray from your pathBut hold strong to the way you have chosenThis way is not easy But soon you shall seeIt is right and justYou will ever be honoredI will inscribe your names in goldOn my forearms And hold close your talesOn my tongue</description>
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			<title>Where I'm From</title>
			<description>I am from curling irons and Aqua NetFrom oak trees and acornsI&amp;rsquo;m from drinking and high tempersFrom Grandpa Marty and Uncle ButchI&amp;rsquo;m from loud and drunkFrom &amp;ldquo;We aren&amp;rsquo;t a family of plumbers&amp;rdquo;And &amp;ldquo;Don&amp;rsquo;t climb trees in a skirt&amp;rdquo;I&amp;rsquo;m from ..</description>
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			<title>Running</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The night she ran was cold and black. There was no one to stop her. She packed her bag with everything she would need for a train ride to Colorado. As she took one last look at what she was leaving behind, she grabbed a book, a framed photo, and a locket, and was..</description>
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			<title>The Story of My Life</title>
			<description>Parents are unreasonable with the expectations theyhave for their children. Most parents want their children to lead a life betterthan theirs, what they do not realize is that we cannot all be doctors and lawyers.Parents want the best for their children but they always expect too much. My..</description>
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			<title>3/22 part 2</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Writing seems to help. Getting it all down and putting it out for others to see. I'm becoming myself again. Killing myself on paper is making it easier to deal with myself during the day. Maybe I should get up early and write down something murderous or suicidal ..</description>
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			<title>New Face</title>
			<description>I cannot cry or seeNo nose to smellOr ears to hearI cannot eat or speakYet I liveI feel something Cold and hardBiting into the fleshOf my handI raise this thingTo my headI begin to cut away the skin HidingWhat should be my faceI start with the eyesThen the noseA slit for my mouthHoles for my earsThe..</description>
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			<title>Red Blood Killing</title>
			<description>Dreams of perilHaunt my nightsBlood and death Keep sleep at bayI reach for you in the darkTo keep the monsters awayOnly to rememberYou died in the warThe war that took youStill rages onOnly gunshots and screamsCan be heardThe blood stains Pools of the stuffUnder my feetEvery whereIt covers my skinIn..</description>
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			<title>Safety</title>
			<description>Death is lurkingBehind locked doorsAround every corner&amp;nbsp;Don't be afraid little oneHe won't hurt youAs long as you don't struggle&amp;nbsp;Take my bloody handI will lead you to peaceBeyond the life you know&amp;nbsp;Stop crying, babyIt won't hurt much longerJust stay still&amp;n..</description>
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			<title>3/22</title>
			<description>Now I'm horrible to everyone. No one wants anything to do with me. I made the one person in the world I thought I could count on hate me. I don't know what I did to make everyone so mad... I wish I could just turn into a pumpkin and get smashed into a million pieces and never hurt any one ever again..</description>
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			<title>3/15 Part 1</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; So this morning I had to wake myself up. I guess after last night I'm not worthy of getting woken up in the morning. It was stupid, but whatever. The worst thing was when I was on my way out the door. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I had just picked up ever..</description>
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			<title>The Stuggles of A Pregnant Teen</title>
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			<title>3/15</title>
			<description>So in past days I've been thinking about what it would be like if I wasn't pregnant at all maybe my parents would care more. Maybe if I could just stop being pregnant then every thing would change. I mean its still early enough for an abortion, if that's what I wanted. Or I could just start doing ev..</description>
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			<title>3/14</title>
			<description>A teen girl struggling with a family situation and contemplating suicide.</description>
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			<title>Sangre</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It was all I could do to keep myself from killing him. Earlier that day I&amp;nbsp; promised myself that I would stop killing people, if you can call them that, just because they piss me off. I wasn't very good at keeping promises, especially when they were to myself..</description>
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			<title>Pencil Lines</title>
			<description>Pencil lines on my paperbecome something morea picture?a story?only time will tellmy friend please stayand watch my progressas the details unfoldand show themselvesto you and meonly time will tellwhat it shall be</description>
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			<title>Till death due us part</title>
			<description>Pink, green, and blueadorn the pages of my notebookEvery line a different colourYour name scrawled along the linesSearching for higher meaningIn two little wordsIn my cramped little scriptwondering what it would be like If your nameI could takeTill death due us part</description>
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			<title>Freedom?</title>
			<description>You're suffocating I can't breatheLet me breatheYou don't love meYou control meLet me do itI can do it myselfLet me be freeI need to be freeYour controlIsn't helping Me ToBeMe</description>
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			<title>Have you ever wondered</title>
			<description>where the sky ends?were the ground starts?why war kills children?why we can't help people but expect to be helped?when the seasons start and stop?what time is?who Jesus was?who made up words?why they make us read a million books in school about things that aren't even relevant?why ..</description>
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