Who Grieves for them?


	Who Grieves for them?

kkcapricorn

4-23-2007 9:13 PM

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war, grief, rage killings

kkcapricorn says:

People die all the time. Death is the great equalizer. Everyone deserves to be mourned.

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4-29-2007 10:52 AM

NonStatQuo

yes, everyone

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