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Rather than bury one another under a mountain of clutter, Tina and I make cards for each other. I think I have run the course of angry or ironic Cupids so I decided to go weird for this Valentine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rather than bury one another under a mountain of clutter, Tina and I make cards for each other. I think I have run the course of angry or ironic Cupids so I decided to go weird for this Valentine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rather than bury one another under a mountain of clutter, Tina and I make cards for each other. 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