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By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida

As soon as you feel it slither Around your neck, You know it’s Over. Slimy tendrils force Air From your lungs, Heart racing, Fingers clawing, Breath Gasping. Th...
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them."
Henry David Thoreau

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once."
John Green


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By PresleyH DIAMOND
Elsmere, Kentucky
PresleyH DIAMOND, Elsmere, Kentucky
65 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is freedom waiting for you
on the breezes of the sky,
and you ask “What if I fall?”
Oh, but my darling,
what if you fly?

~Eric Hanson

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By JadeW GOLD
Hillsborough, North Carolina
JadeW GOLD, Hillsborough, North Carolina
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.”
― G.K. Chesterton

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By Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM
Othello, Washington
Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM, Othello, Washington
39 articles 0 photos 131 comments

Favorite Quote:
"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
Roald Dahl

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By Jade.I.Am ELITE
Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

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By EttieGH GOLD
Mbabane, Other
EttieGH GOLD, Mbabane, Other
15 articles 2 photos 46 comments
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By Longlegs GOLD
Greeneville, Tennessee
Longlegs GOLD, Greeneville, Tennessee
16 articles 0 photos 84 comments
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By brandonlecruz BRONZE
East Hartford, Connecticut
brandonlecruz BRONZE, East Hartford, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Flowers are talented because they go through bad weather and still grow." - My 2nd grade student

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By tallis7 SILVER
Sandy Hook, Connecticut
tallis7 SILVER, Sandy Hook, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Nothing is impossible! The word itself says 'I'm possible!'" ~Audrey Hepburn

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By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND
Athens, Georgia
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.