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untitled, but about saving people.

I apologize for the inconvenience,but I can't be your saviour.See,I'm only 18.And I don't have enough words.My parents threw them across the kitchen counter last night and I'm far too tired to sweep them off the hardwood floor.They're paperweights, anyways.I know I picked up the phone at 11:08 tonight but between curfew and my 9am client I'll have to refer you to a...

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America

I read a lot of books about America.(And I really and truly liked them all)American SniperLone SurvivorNo Easy DayAnd I saw the movie Unbroken. Twice.And none of those men are born authors,They never had blogs And nations like Iraq and Afghanistan are pressed into their passport pages instead of France.But I wish my words carried half as much weight as theirs. ...

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