our children may never see the night


	our children may never see the night

zadoz

7-27-2008 1:49 AM

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night, dark

zadoz says:

our DNA is in for a shake up from many fronts

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7-27-2008 9:40 AM

tabsey

And with the need to conserve electricity, a lot of the lights will go out.

7-27-2008 5:56 PM

Kelika

Can't remember the last time I saw the Big Dipper.

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