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Yesterday I thought about why I felt the need to get up at exactly the same time as the day before and do everything I did the day before. Why? What compels any of us to do the things we do when deep down a part of us just wants to break free from it all?

J.A. Redmerski

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J.A. Redmerski
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: November 25
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