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I
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learned
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the
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truth
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at
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seventeen
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that
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love
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was
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meant
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for
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beauty
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queens
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and
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high
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school
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girls
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with
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clear
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skinned
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smiles
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who
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married
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young
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and
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then
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retired
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The
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valentines
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I
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never
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knew,
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the
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Friday
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night
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charades
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of
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youth,
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were
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spent
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on
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one
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more
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beautiful
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At
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seventeen
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I
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learned
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the
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truth
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And
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those
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of
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us
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with
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ravaged
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faces,
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lacking
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in
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the
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social
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graces,
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desperately
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remained
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at
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home,
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inventing
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lovers
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on
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the
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phone
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who
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called
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to
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say,
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"Come
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dance
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with
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me,"
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and
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murmured
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vague
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obscenities
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It
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isn't
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all
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it
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seems
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at
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seventeen
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A
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brown
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eyed
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girl
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in
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hand
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me
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downs,
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whose
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name
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I
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never
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could
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pronounce,
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said,
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"Pity,
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please,
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the
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ones
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who
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serve
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They
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only
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get
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what
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they
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deserve"
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Answer
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And
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the
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rich
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relationed
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hometown
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queen
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marries
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in
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to
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what
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she
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needs,
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with
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a
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guarantee
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of
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company,
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and
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haven
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for
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the
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elderly
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Remember
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those
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who
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win
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the
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game
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lose
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the
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love
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they
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sought
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to
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gain
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in
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debentures
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of
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quality
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and
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dubious
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integrity
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Their
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small
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town
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eyes
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will
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gape
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at
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you
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in
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dull
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surprise
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when
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payment
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due
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exceeds
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accounts
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received
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at
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seventeen
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To
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those
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of
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us
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who
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knew
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the
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pain
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of
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valentines
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that
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never
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came
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and
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those
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whose
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names
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were
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never
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called
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when
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choosing
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sides
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for
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basketball
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It
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was
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long
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ago
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and
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far
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away
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The
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world
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was
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younger
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than
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today
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when
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dreams
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were
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all
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they
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gave
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for
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free
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to
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ugly
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duckling
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girls
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like
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me
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We
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all
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play
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the
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game,
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and
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when
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we
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dare
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to
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cheat
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ourselves
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at
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solitaire
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inventing
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lovers
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on
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the
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phone,
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repenting
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other
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lives
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unknown
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They
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call
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and
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say,
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"Come
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dance
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with
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me,"
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and
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murmur
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vague
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obscenities
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at
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ugly
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duckling
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girls
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like
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me
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at
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seventeen
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