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  Hope, like a candle sheltered deep within, burns steadily through even the darkest of storms. I once heard it said that hope is holding on to nothing, when there's only nothing left to lose... And it's true...sometimes hope is the only thing you have to hold on...

entry: NoJoMo 2009 - Entry 20 by: Phoenix Seraph 25, Missouri

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 On friday it was hot. The type of hot where the oil shimmers on the road you can burn your hand touching the side of the car and people may become a little delirious. lunch time I was trying to find a seat at a cafe near a beach with a client and the cafe owner was shuffling...

entry: Frayed tempers by: Many Roads 23, Australia

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 Wow, makes me think of the song, "My Island Home" haha... What was your favorite home that you ever lived in? Well, when I was about 10ish, maybe, I don't know, the house we were living in was apparently getting sold, so we had to move. At this point my mum actually had a job - the

entry: My Fouvourite Home ((theme of the week)) by: skunk_munchies 19, Australia

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