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By FoodSamples BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona

In the distance, tall flood lights stretched into the air, their misty rays shooting out a ghostly welcome. Loud music pounded our ears as we stepped outside the safety of the litt...
FoodSamples BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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"Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence."


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By Anonymous
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By singit BRONZE
Springfield, Ohio
singit BRONZE, Springfield, Ohio
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick."

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By Rubi Garcia BRONZE
Riverside, California
Rubi Garcia BRONZE, Riverside, California
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By AprilW GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
AprilW GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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For a star to be born there is one thing that must happen: a gaseous nebula must collapse. so collapse. crumble. This is not your destruction. This is your birth.<br /> <br /> Girl almighty. She&#039;s not afraid.

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By MortalDreamer5 BRONZE
Plainfield, Illinois
MortalDreamer5 BRONZE, Plainfield, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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&quot;They can say whatever they want about you, but they can never break you. Only you can break you.&quot;

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By Anonymous
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By KylieNicole GOLD
Bakersfield, California
KylieNicole GOLD, Bakersfield, California
13 articles 1 photo 1 comment

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\&quot;Wake up and smell the rain before it sweeps you away, away from all of your dreams building up, away from your beautiful life. Hurry up and enjoy the great drops of shimmer you spread on the world.\&quot; -Me

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