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02/09/2011
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lewd
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lustful
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lexicon
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dictionary
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liasion
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officer who acts as go-between for two armies
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libelous
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defamatory; injurious to the good name of a person
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licentious
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wanton; lewd; dissolute
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lieu
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instead of
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limn
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portray; describe vividly
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limpid
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clear
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linguistic
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pertaining to language
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liquidate
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settle accounts; clear up
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listless
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lacking in spirit or energy
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lithe
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flexible; supple
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litigation
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lawsuit
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livid
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lead-colored; black and blue; enraged
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loath
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averse; reluctant
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loathe
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detest
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lode
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metal-bearing vein
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longevity
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long life
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lope
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gallop slowly
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loquacious
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talkative
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lout
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clumsy person
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lucent
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shining
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lucid
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bright; easily understood
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lucrative
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profitable
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lucre
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money
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lugubrious
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mournful
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luminous
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shining; issuing light
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lunar
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pertaining to the moon
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lurid
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wild; sensational
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luscious
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pleasing to taste or smell
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luster
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shine; gloss
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lustrous
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shining
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luxuriant
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fertile; abundant; ornate
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macabre
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gruesome; grisly
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macerate
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waste away
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Machiavellian
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crafty; double-dealing
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masticate
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chew
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maternal
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motherly
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matricide
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murder of a mother by a child
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matrix
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mold or die
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maudlin
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effusively sentimental
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mausoleum
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monumental tomb
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mauve
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pale purple
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maxim
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proverb; a truth pithily stated
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meander
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to wind or turn in its course
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meddlesome
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interfering
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mediate
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settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
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libertine
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debauched person
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libidinous
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lustful
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libretto
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text of an opera
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machinations
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schemes
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madrigal
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pastoral song
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maelstrom
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whirlpool
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magnanimous
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generous
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magnate
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person of prominence of influence
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magniloquent
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boastful, pompous
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magnitude
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greatness; extent
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maim
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mutilate; injure
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malediction
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curse
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malefactor
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criminal
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malevolent
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wishing evil
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malicious
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dictated by hatred or spite
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malign
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speak evil of; defame
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malignant
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having an evil influence; virulent
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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mall
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public walk
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malleable
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capable of being shaped by pounding
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mammoth
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gigantic
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mandantory
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obligatory
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maniacal
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raving mad
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manifest
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understandable; clear
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manifesto
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declaration; statement of policy
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manipulate
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operate with the hands
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marauder
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raider; intruder
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marital
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pertaining to marriage
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maritime
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bordering on the sea; nautical
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marrow
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soft tissue filling the bones
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martial
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warlike
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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mediocre
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ordinary; commonplace
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meditation
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reflection; thought
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medley
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mixture
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melee
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fight
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mellifluous
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flowing smoothly; smooth
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memento
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token; reminder
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memorialize
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commemorate
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mendacious
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lying; false
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mendicant
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beggar
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lib, libr, liber
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book
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library
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collection of books
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libretto
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the "book" of a musical play
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libel
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slander (originally found in a little book)
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loqu, locut
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to talk
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soliloquy
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speech given by one individual
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loquacious
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talkative
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elocution
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speech
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luc
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light
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elucidate
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enlighten
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lucid
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clear
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translucent
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allowing some light to pass through
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mal
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bad
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malevolent
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evil (wishing bad)
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malediction
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curse (state of saying evil)
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malefactor
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evildoer
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man
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hand
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manufacture
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create (make by hand)
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manuscript
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writing by hand
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emancipate
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free (to let go from the hand)
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mar
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sea
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maritime
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connected with seafaring
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submarine
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undersea craft
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mariner
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seaman
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<3 amanda
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i love you (:
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