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How could you tell children they were playing with fire if they´d never had the experience of being burned?

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Alexandra Adornetto
Age: 32
Born: 1992
Born: April 18
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Melbourne
Australia
Alexandra Emily Adornetto
Alexandra Grace
Burned
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Fire
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Even though Xavier was only human, it seemed he could protect me from anything and everything. I wouldn't have been worried if a fire-breathing dragon had torn of the roof, because I knew that Xavier was there. I wondered fleetingly if I was expecting to much og him, but dismissed the idea.
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Fine - I said huffily. - But I hope I'm at least allowed to fly around the corridors during lunch hour. Gabriel threw me a disapproving look. I waited for him to get my joke, but his eyes remained serious. I sighed. Much as I loved him, Gabriel could be totally lacking in any sense of humor.
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I believe it stands for 'mother I'd like to...befriend.
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Xavier: They, whoever they are, shouldn't have control over our lives. I'm not about to lose you. I've been through that before, and I'll do whatever it takes to make sure it doesn't happen again.
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Love you more, I said playfully. Not a chance, Xavier said, fully awake now. I'm bigger, I can contain more love. I'm smaller, therefore my love particles are more compressed, which means I can fit more in.
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He called her a MILF, which must be offensive because Miss Castle called him a thug and sent hit out of the room. Gabe, what is a MILF?”- Bethany
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To anyone else, Xavier's use of the word angel would have sounded like nothing more than a lovesick teenager professing his admiration. Only the two of us knew differently and now we both shared a secret- that brought us closer than ever. It was as if we had just sealed the bond between us, closed the gap, and made it final.
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There was an extensive collection of cookbooks in the well-stocked library, and he took to pouring over these in the evenings.
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Beth: You're ridiculous. Xavier: I think you mean irresistible. Beth: Yes, ridiculously irresistible.
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A man in love can do extraordinary things, I don’t care if you’re an angel, you’re my angel, and I won’t let you go.
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If you think you love me, then you don’t know what love is,' Gabriel said. 'Love has to be reciprocated for it to be real.
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...nothing is permanent. Everything and everyone you know can change at any moment. That's how I see things now - except for you. You're the one constant in my life.
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Can you at least tell us what these Sevens look like? He said could we pick one out in a crowd? A long time ago, they used to appear wearing robes and golden girtles, Ivy explained. They sound like losers, Xavier muttered.
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Don't worry, Beth there's nothing I love more than a challenge.
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A body is merely a vehicle. The deepest emotions are experienced through the soul.
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Just because I've walked into this crazy fantasy doesn't mean I can just abandon my other plans, much as I might want to.
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Because the path of the righteous man was never supposed to be easy,' I whispered. 'Those who are chosen by the Lord are given a hard journey. The rewards will come later.
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The bubble's been engineered to allow us to learn from within it.
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Sometimes it's better to stop trying to make sense of things. Life isn't clear cut, there are always gray areas.
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She had the face of an angel I saw mirrors in her eyes We were the same, she and I Both bound by potent lies. In him I saw my future In him I saw my friend In him I saw my destiny Both my beginning and my end.
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