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By Axel000 PLATINUM
Battle Creek, Michigan

Can you hear them?  Can you hear the quiet voices or see the pleading eyes?  They are everywhere, following desperation and loss, holding tight to the last glimmers of hope left...
Axel000 PLATINUM, Battle Creek, Michigan
26 articles 6 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
'Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.' ~Albert Einstein


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By MustangWriter1813 PLATINUM
Crooks, South Dakota
MustangWriter1813 PLATINUM, Crooks, South Dakota
45 articles 7 photos 128 comments

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" No one can told you back besides yourself " MaKayla Claymore class of 2013

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By Molly_Moor BRONZE
Fort Worth, Texas
Molly_Moor BRONZE, Fort Worth, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;I was a child and she was a child,<br /> In this kingdom by the sea;<br /> But we loved with a love that was more than love-<br /> I and my Annabel Lee;<br /> With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven<br /> Coveted her and me.&quot;<br /> ~Edgar Allen Poe, Annabell Lee

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By sarca86 BRONZE
Whitmore Lake, Michigan
sarca86 BRONZE, Whitmore Lake, Michigan
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By power16 BRONZE
Tampa, Florida
power16 BRONZE, Tampa, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Encourage my dream. Unlock the passion

ThomasB9 BRONZE, Newton, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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By Veronica Rivas BRONZE
Surprise, Arizona
Veronica Rivas BRONZE, Surprise, Arizona
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Stephanie Maisonet BRONZE, Philadelphia, Other
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