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Passive Assumptions

By geodar on Thu, 06 Apr 2006

You tried to look away from this pleading façade, but you found yourself drawn back to it, like a young boy is to his father's gun. As he slowly stumbled past you, you finally broke your; what you have now realised was your stare.
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