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Xavier Breath

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46. I wouldn't be born for two years, 11 months and 14 days.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 09:52 PM
Nov 22

My Mom always told the story about how she was babysitting and watching As the World Turns when Cronkite broke in with his cryptic bulletin. She called my grandmother convinced the world was coming apart. She wasn't far off.

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Fifth Grade classroom... PCIntern Nov 22 #31
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