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Above is this year’s Valentine to the Missus. I didn’t have a firm idea, but just went where my pencils and pens took me.<\/p>\nAbove is this year’s Valentine to the Missus. I didn’t have a firm idea, but just went where my pencils and pens took me.<\/p>\n
I think I need help.<\/p>\n
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