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Okay that’s it. Now I’m torching this. I just need to score a match.

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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You got nothin' to lose but your self-respect.
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I'd scale that monster sycamore if I could. Right to the top. And I'd yell her name across the rooftops for the whole world to hear. -Bryce
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I'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce
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I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.
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Blue Face Disgusting taste Flush it Shush it Cold disgrace
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