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The Impatient Guest
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2024-01-21 22:35:20
bluemorosePoor Nicoli, he is just tired of waiting. Ah, it's snowed here, and I just had my birthday. Winter birthdays are frustrating when you want to go out and have fun- everything is too cold to do, or nothing is happening.
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