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When in doubt, go flamboyant. Stoicism kills…<\/p>\n

Something Else<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the buy standers took
\nStep back wards
\nNever the less
\nA small crowd gathered
\nStairing into something else
\nBigger
\nThen life
\nWhen it comes to
\nDrowning
\nIn seriousness
\nThere is buoyant
\nThen there is flamboyant
\nThe real deal
\nNot too be
\nMiss taken
\nWith something ails
\nFlim flamboyant
\nYet awe the difference
\nThat not sow subtle deference
\nBetween giving fucks
\nAnd not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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