The Cicadas Are Coming


	The Cicadas Are Coming

celestialdancer

5-20-2009 12:12 AM

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celestialdancer says:

Apparently they are a very tasty morsel - ummmm ???

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5-20-2009 2:04 AM

chestnut501

Ummm, I'll pass. I'm on a diet. Yeah, that's it, a diet.

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