Absinthe Returns in a Glass Half Full of Mystique and Misery


	Absinthe Returns in a Glass Half Full of Mystique and Misery

cpltaiji

11-12-2007 7:04 PM

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cpltaiji says:

Well, that's living proof that "Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder"!

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