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A trajectory of misery – at this point – seems intentional. We have all the information we need to see clearly. We are no longer unaware toddlers on the landscape of consciousness. It is no longer cute to crap ourselves.

Buddy Wakefield

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Buddy Wakefield
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 4
Poet
Shreveport
Louisiana
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Unaware
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Crap
Seems
Cute
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Landscape
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Clearly
Toddlers
Misery
Intentional
Longer
Toddler
Consciousness
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