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I found out last night that it all comes down to hormones. Or chemicals, or whatever it is that lights up the brain. According to this show,...

I'm really sorry about this, but some evil seed in me made me post it. This is what kids' TV was like in the '50s. I have dim me...

A snow white doe in an emerald glade To me appeared, with antlers soft of gold, And leapt two...

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