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Sometimes it's a struggle to live in the moment.
Isaac Marion
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Isaac Marion
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: December 30
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I sigh inside, so exhausted by these ugly questions, but when did a monster ever deserve its privacy?
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Of course, if I eat all of him, if I spare his brain, he'll rise up and follow me back to the airport, and that might make feel better. I'll introduce him to everyone, and maybe we'll stand around and groan for a while. It's hard to say what 'friends' are any more, but that might be close.
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