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BL UEMORNI NGS B yGe t r u dT o m He l l o , I amGe t r u dT o m, age d24, AP o e t e s s . . . I l o v epe n n i n gdo wnmyt h o u gh t s , an y t h i n gpo s i t i v et h atc r o s s e smymi n dI f i n di two r t hwr i t i n g. . . I l o v epo e t r yan dI be l i e v ei t st h eo n l ywayI c an t al kt oe ac hs o u l an df e e dt h e i rt h i r s t i e s t .
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