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Bewildered as he might be, sometimes a man's highest calling is simply to stand, and hug.

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Brent Weeks
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 7
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Montana
United States
Stand
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Sometimes
Men
Bewildered
Hug
Calling
Highest
Simply

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Let me make this real simple. You will not break me. The hole will not break me. I will not break. I will not be broken.
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