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The bigger the bag, the more unnecessary junk you carry around with you. I raided my fabric stash and made a streamlined bag just big enough to hold a few essentials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The bigger the bag, the more unnecessary junk you carry around with you. 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