Flynn's Paws: My Thoughts, My Gripes

Month: July 2008

  • 20080710-Sending Clowns

    Send in the clowns what rough beast, its hour com

    I’m feeling the trend for feeding the minions worldwide will be manufactured from the lab, which is a more sterile environment and, well, less invasive when dealing with the potential for ‘consciousness’ ‘felt’ by both plants and animals on a moral level. With the bees dying off, there is no pollination of plants, which in turn dies, starving off other plant-eating insects, which in turn provides food for some birds and other wildlife and thus affects the feeders at the end of the food cycle – mankind or other higher level, predatory entities.

    Perhaps the dying bees (besides chemicals in the form of pesticides or EMF) are part of evolution, whereby newer species will appear.

    I don’t claim to know if an immortal entity such as ‘G-d’ has any motive by writing the 10 commandments for those times long, long ago, if ‘Jesus’ really died on a cross for our salvation just for greedy men wanting to control people for profit or if the Bible was written by ‘G-d’ or not.

    All I’m feeling is that this world is really (a big test of some sort) about how far along these nasty ‘entities’ have improved. The garden, this planet has lots of weeds and weeds need to be cleared off, I’m afraid. But old and new weeds keep springing up, even with the strongest of ‘spiritual’ herbicides, for the sake of comparison.

    I too am rambling but this is how I see the current state of affairs.

    Those who are already ‘good’ in the eyes of ‘G-d’ don’t need to be told how to live based on the Bible, which was written for those times long, long ago and probably by greedy men wanting to control people for profit. It still happens today but in the form of tax breaks for these types of religious organizations.

  • 20080709-My Side

    I just finished reading an article via PM and have my stray thoughts that I’d like to share about people and why there are the good, bad and ugly. As usual my language is limited to my personal experiences and defined around what is left of my ego. All my life I’ve wondered why I cannot take a side – a windsurfer or a ‘balimbing, which is a Filipino word to mean someone who flows to what feels good at the moment, with whomever goes along for the sake of fun and where there is a hint of truth; no matter how plastic or fake the vibes come off from a person.

    Definitely, trying to do the best for others, where generosity is given at a moment’s notice and nothing is expected in return, which is supposed to be good, always. Well, I’d like at least a quiet day alone upstairs in front of computer the WHOLE day, a nice smile from a stranger, cool summer breeze with a flock of birds flying southward in the evening skies or the constant playful, chit-chatting sounds of parakeets, would be more than enough thanks as blessings in disguise without materials in exchange for kindness.

    Some of the worse disguises I feel comes off as entities whose role is to play the ‘bad guys’ or reptoids, whom I’ve been reading about for the past few years, after researching and saving outdated articles and old photos from three sites in found via ‘way back’ and ‘whale’ and something evil for the past couple of days. There is just so much stuff to read at my leisure, process in my big brain and figure out what makes sense to me. I also cannot believe all the libel (written crap to ruin someone’s reputation) that has done and said at that portal. It’s truly evil.

    But to me what appears as evil is really controlling the ‘free will’ to do anything without rules, terms, guidelines, laws, etc. If this means reptoid are to eat humans, then it is fair play since some ‘humans’ eat meat in the form of juicy burgers. Eating is not evil. It’s just the way some things are created, which doesn’t explain a whole to me as to why we exist side by side.

    Controlling to me means in a sense as if these ‘bad guys’ serve to prevent others from falling to far away from the ‘source(s)’ on the premise that these ‘fallen ones’ are already suffering there, almost like a sheepherder to keep the flock from bouncing off to some unknown, scary place and safely in the enclose of greener pastures.

    Ranting is written out loud online and for some sensitive readers who lack in understanding (or basically stupid) from my ‘double-speak’ would feel offended. Not a day goes by when I continue to think that all the good ones go to heaven by an early death while the rest of the bad ones are left stuck in their fleshy bodies to duke out their frustrations on each other.

    And this is war -my personal war of the mind, how information is presented as truth to the ignorant and why the good continue to fall prey to their altruistic mindset that everything is nice and that everyone gets along regardless of the pain endured. While I do sympathize with the young souls and their innocent, unaware presence among those who would hurt even a fly or hair on a dog’s back, I cannot take the side of those who fail to see the ‘in-your-face’ evidence to the contrary.

    I guess I will never truly learn who is right and who is wrong. All I know if noone did anything personally wrong to me, I would not bother them so much. Lessons must be learned the hard way as I have been mentioning so far for those ‘in the know’. Oh well, it’s time for lunch. Bye for now. 

    Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20001215-Squirrel Painting

    http://members.aol.com/artycat/squir.htm
    An image showing a bushy-tailed, red squirrel created by Kayomi.

    As mentioned in my most previous blog entry, I’ve been pulling old archives. I found a date when I purchased the painting entitled ‘Squirrel’ from a local artist named Kayomi. She lives in Campbell, CA. And on December 15, 2000, I paid her a visit to buy this work of art (12×16) for ‘Squirrel’ as a Christmas present. The framing itself was worth around $250.00 even though there were fuzzy remnants sticking out to show something was glued on the back. The painting now hangs near the base of the stairs in the house of Brat.

    By the way, she has two fraternal twins with light brown hair. One is the older, bolder boy who came up to greet me as I sat ‘Japanese style’ in the living room with my feet underneath my behind. Then he started to cry as his equally scared little sister joined in the wailing. But I kept smiling at them as I waited downstairs while Kayomi got my painting. I believe I was on my lunch break around 01:30PM.

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  • 20080710-Old Archives

    Yeah, well I’ve been pulling my old archives from Outlook Express since 1998 a few minutes ago. Some of these are e-mails, disputes, online orders/receipts and chatting messages.

    And surprisingly even though I no longer have the ability to view the entire contents contained in these ‘DBX files’, I am able to see some strong evidences connected to my cancelled/deleted/terminated Yahoo! accounts: _ _ _ _ _ _ cat; _ _ _ _ _ _ life; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ coffee; and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 007.

    I have retained two photographs and several Yahoo! Messenger archives for my records from: _ _ _ _ 867 and _ _ _ _ _ 8911. For whatever reason and long ago at that time, I sensed that I am required to save these important data.

    It’s interesting to note how much nonsense a (boring, lonely and possibly miserable) person could share just about anything with total strangers, believing them to be harmless chatters out to have fun and nothing would be gained but simply being nice.

    I learned the hard way. This is why I must weight my options regarding my long, overdue burdens, because, frankly, I am not particularly ‘pleased’ with the current path the TPTB has taken; no matter how much neutrality the ‘source(s)’ has set into motion our reality. 

    Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20080708-Baha’i Samoa

    After viewing the YouTube.com video entitled Sunset in Fiji, I came across this YouTube.com video entitled King of Samoa:

    Memorial to His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II, who died at age 94 on May 11, was the first reigning sovereign to officially become a Baha’i.

    He was one of the longest (oldest) reigning monarch (national leader) in the world whose country of Samoa went from colonization to independence.

    He was a follower of the Baha’i Faith. Coincidentially, ‘Baha’i’ appears and sounds similar to the Filipino word, ‘bahai”, which means house.

    In 1984, Baha’i Temple opens in Samoa.
    In 2004, 50th Anniversay of Baha’I Faith in Samoa.

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  • 20080707-Red Onyx

    Image source: IMG_5629 taken on 7/14/2008 10:02:33 PM via Canon PowerShot A610 camera.
    My photo of a nice container made of red onyx.

    Received the red onyx of hand-held size;
    As large as my heart of closed fist prize.
    Open and closed; the lid like a mouth;
    Thinking of my friend located due south.

    It’s past 03:30AM and couldn’t sleep.
    Tummy still aching from relative creeps!
    Placed my left palm upon the cool rocky lid;
    Connected to earth, underground; buzzed it did!

    Author’s note: I guessed this evening that my surprise package contained something in orange color. I shook it up and down to get a feel and guessed incorrectly about it being the height of a salt lamp. But at least I got the color correct. It will be used to store my fake blings. Thanks.

    Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20080708-Random Thoughts

    Crucifying them! Crucifying them! For not going our way!
    Cousins and uncles and aunties to us betray!
    In-laws are considered outsiders at best.
    Fledglings like us have left their hive’s nest.

    Crucifying them! Crucifying them! For not being like us!
    Unwilling were they for calm, rational discuss.
    A sad discovery of ‘BLOOD ONLY’ kinfolks;
    Being nice to us clueless was only a hoax.
    (Created ‘Crucify Nice’ on Sunday, July 06, 2008 12:06:49 PM)

    Separate ways are the modern trend.
    When unity of people comes to an end;
    For family units and former friends;
    No get together or relatives spend.

    What will it take to make them go away?
    Where sentiments run high and gossips stray?
    Who will be the savior of humor and fun;
    Of goodwill instead of hiding to run?

    I am saddened that each has its own.
    The old ones forget the children are grown.
    Defrauded to move on with their lives;
    Fallen angels and their mindset hives.

    To create chaos out of nothing at all;
    The fools believe in standing tall;
    And worry without care to those who hurt;
    Leaving behind laughter and bloodied dirt.
    (Created ‘Separate Ways’ on Friday, June 27, 2008 4:05:51 PM)

    Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20080707-Semi Stones

    Argh! Could we please stay on topic and let’s not get too personal with Shrimpsei’s photos?

    Basically, fluorite is the principal source of fluorine, which is added in fluoride form to our water supply to prevent tooth decay. I don’t have fluorite on hand to make any comment but did have this green colored goldstone (or or aventurine) in the shape of an African mask. I wore this piece of jewelry as earring on my left ear. For some reason, this stone seemed to have reduced the painful stress in my left side of my neck area.

  • 20080707-Random Thoughts

    Here are more of my stray thoughts in verse for fun.

    Ranting, raving! Ranting raving!
    Hiss! Booh! Aaah!
    What will I do without my blog?
    (Created on Friday, June 27, 2008 11:10:11 PM)

    Maah-kee! Tuk-tuk-tuk! Tuk-kee!
    Tuk-tuk! Taah-kaah!
    Mashado ang tao!
    (Created on Monday, June 23, 2008 12:09:31 AM)

    The difference between good and bad;
    Makes one feel happy, the other one sad;
    Demons, sworn enemies; don’t feel right;
    No free will or choice as aliens in flight.

    Who needs help the worse of the bunch?
    What appears friendly is good as lunch.
    Eating and drinking their fellow brothers.
    Forgetting to love; disregarding — no others.
    (Created on Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:42:02 AM)

    Frequent flyers foul fluff.
    Funny fairies formulate futures.
    Funny funds farm futures.
    (Created on Friday, June 13, 2008 12:02:33 PM)

    Forget forming friendships forever.
    Facetious flirting forges fraud.
    (Created on Friday, June 13, 2008 8:32:29 PM)

    TPTB and their agents;
    Breaking up family units;
    For the sake of freewill;
    To live life to the fullest;
    Notwithstanding the rude;
    Awakenings of those asleep;
    From illusions of good.
    (Created: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:51:39 PM)

    Nit wit, dim wit, tang nga sha;
    Sip sip, sa kit, gusto nya;
    Walang nga ay tak bo sha.
    (Created ‘Tang Aah’ on Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:45:54 PM)

    Forum posters are ordinary folks,
    Run of the mill, truth seekers’ jokes;
    Sharing thoughts without some proof;
    Disinfo agents presenting spoof.
    (Created on Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:04:00 AM)

    Paint me a picture of your soul;
    Play me a tone, a singing bowl;
    Figurative words confuses mind;
    Bible translations, lost and find.
    (Created on Sunday, May 18, 2008 2:58:10 PM)

    Angels advocate beyond scientific proof;
    Scientist are known to make some goof.
    No personal attacks or angry tone;
    No solid evidence but long-winded groan.
    (Created on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:13:50 AM)

    Very fish are the HAARP in the skies;
    The climate changes, Disinfo lies;
    Irradiated ionosphere;
    Red herring images; chemtrail fear.
    (Created on Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:09:08 PM)

    The current company of a brown lady bug;
    Sitting against the white wall to my left side;
    Together we are in the same room;
    For the whole day and not a word was said.
    Sigh.
    (Created ‘Current Company’ on Thursday, February 28, 2008 5:27:58 PM)

    I saw anger in the face.
    As red as a red grape;
    Phone call at 02:50PM;
    A ‘Mita’ of El Camino;
    Rude and hung up;
    Maw! Of Lona all is well.
    (Created ‘Angry Face’ on Monday, February 25, 2008 5:03:46 PM)

    You are granted one wish, what would you choose?
    To abuse your wish, fight wars or find truce?
    Will you use your wish and do well for others?
    Or empower yourself and forget your brothers?
    (Created on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:09:15 AM)

    Loose your head, then your dead;
    Truth teller’s risk, a silent whisk;
    Away to somewhere, maybe dead;
    Fair warnings fired, agents shot retired.
    (Created on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:13:54 PM)

    People are by nature imperfect at best.
    The ‘fight, fright and flight’ response when stressed.
    Some kick and scream and difficult for most.
    By authorities or police with guns they boast.
    Why pull the trigger to control a group —
    With laws against innocent versus a troop?
    Anger management fails the lives of most.
    Fair shots are fired to avenge their angry ghosts.
    (Created on Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:01:24 PM)

    Something old and more like new;
    Something borrowed or more like used;
    Something blue or more like green;
    Something sold or more like bought.
    (Created on Friday, November 23, 2007 10:06:30 PM)

    I remembered playing at my sitter’s house.
    Held two reddish feathers, outward to a douse;
    Around the bedroom I went, while searching for a toy;
    I kept on touching the armoire and giggled in endless joy;
    I looked inside the dresser and piles of bags below;
    She reached inside the paper bag with toy in hand to show.
    (Created on Friday, November 16, 2007 10:21:23 PM)

    Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20080702-Random Thoughts

    Here are more stray thoughts meant to be prose but ‘summarized’ in a few sentences for fun.

    I have my nagging doubts about the ‘roundish’ shape of our planet. Liquid (or the body of water) would certainly roll off a beach ball and is better held inside a container (either an open, disc-shaped Petri dish or a closed, cylindrical-shaped soda can). Gravity would be us being glued to the planet due to traveling ‘upward’ or ‘outward’ after the big bang, like a bullet or golf ball hurtling into space for eternity. Moreover, I could not find a complete footage of the space shuttle orbiting around our ‘spherical-shaped’ planet from NASA via online to prove ‘Earth’ is not flat.
    (Created on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:08:23 AM)

    Sorry, life is a test. We are each given sensors to ‘test’ our limits on how much pain we could tolerate before succumbing to unconsciousness or even death. Analogy: Baby’s milk needs to be tested on inside of the wrist in order to make sure baby doesn’t get burned in the mouth from drinking a scalding hot liquid.
    (Created on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 11:07:10 PM)

    Wait! What? These scientists signed a piece of paper denying our right to pollute the earth as we see fit? Surely, we all know that noxious fumes don’t do us much good.
    (Created on Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:21:19 PM)

    Okay here is my two cents once again: as with most religious organizations, I suspect all it takes is one charismatic leader (Joseph Smith) to be brought further into the lime light (Brigham Young) for gullible followers (LDS) to believe via the written works (Bible) penned by creative minds (‘G-d’ inspired), who are nothing more than a bunch of fiction writers, building up characters and rambling about utter whooey (golden plates) to fit the bill of ‘Christianity’. Mormons are not Christians and Christians are not followers of ‘Christ’ when various offshoots are created for tax-exempt status. Meh.
    (Created on Thursday, May 29, 2008 5:49:23 PM)

    I get weepy when unfortunate events manifest themselves as the face of immorality, whereby selfish people do not take action when a child suffers. If ‘G-d’ had known, there would have been done sooner than later.
    (Created on Monday, May 26, 2008 10:34:34 PM)

    For humor’s sake, if I wanted to avoid inhaling chemtrails, I’d wear a scuba mask, stay indoors all day with the windows and doors shut and turn the air conditioner on. I learned there are some potential antidotes for the following poisons contained in the chemtrails: Barium (sodium sulfate), Aluminum (silica (natural herbs and spices), calcium salt, plumbum) and Ethylene DiBromide (nada, nothing, zilch).
    (Created on Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:31:38 AM)

    I’d like to get out my ruler and whack the hands of fraudsters. It’s not nice of Sherry Shiner to be the voice piece of doom and gloom.  As for Jehovah’s Witnesses, I too am not convinced about the likes of her or those who would make me answer the doorbell, stand at the doorway, listen to them (surprise) speak in our foreign language, invite us to read their little booklets and be on their merry way as if I have the care in the world. I want our mailing address off their lists. As for the JW being Satanists dealing with the Illuminati, I don’t buy that either.
    (Created on Monday, May 19, 2008 12:28:10 PM)

    If any object was to travel through a stargate (or wormhole), the re-materialization would not be cold or frosted but the temperature would be the same as if stepping through from one side of the portal to the other side. Inanimate objects (i.e. eucalyptus leaves and parakeet seeds) would be thrown like a leaf blower or sucked like a vacuum and die. Some retain their shape. Even the ants, flies and spiders survive.
    (Created on Monday, May 19, 2008 11:12:48 PM)

    Those in the know about Nibiru should take care of the matter and the rest of us caught in the middle should sit back and watch what will happen next. Maybe there was this Planet X that passed by our planet long ago. But due to the nature of its course, the probability of it ever coming back the way it did – the alleged impact of one of its satellite on Earth – is very small. Until that humungous object gets close enough for scientist to measure and reasonably predict where it’s headed, I’m afraid connecting all these anomalous events (climate changes, pole shift, etc.) to the 2012 mark doesn’t make sense at the moment. However, for the survivalist it is always good to be prepared for anything unexpected and at the last moments.
    (Created on Sunday, May 18, 2008 11:16:34 PM)

    Why can’t we have three presidents – a triumvirate? The balance is good with a two to one ratio: democratic to republic; brain to brawn; new to old; female to male and good to bad. Or maybe a fifty-fifty split is better, like a game of see-saw where those taking either side benefits from fun.
    (Created on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:28:00 PM)

    Ever deep fried fish (yum) inside the house with closed windows and doors? It smells to the high heavens and the odor sticks to the walls, floors, flooring, etc. — everywhere! In order to eliminate ‘odor causing bacteria’, take your aerosol can of mostly unpronounceable ingredients and spray into your home. Good. Now take a deep breath and inhale the fresh scented fumes. Now doesn’t that take care of the stinky smell earlier? I don’t think so.

    The above scenario points to a similar problem with chemtrails. The source of the smell – said fish – is merely masked by ‘chem’-sprays that go nowhere but everywhere in a closed system. The earth, if you will, could be considered a closed system. Keep spraying indoors and everything stays inside. Anything living inside this closed system gets some concentration of these sprays, if not directly inhaled then gets into the bodily system gradually over time.
    (Created on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:04:11 PM)

    Yes, everyone is different, which explain why most of us have not been turned into unthinking, unfeeling, robots. Once again, I listen to the substance of speeches and found the speech of Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the NAACP quite educational, providing various descriptive comparisons in toto of black people living in the United Stated.
    (Created on Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:15:09 PM)

    Santa Claus does exist as a representative of commercialism, which gets little boys and girls all excited for material goods. Some children cannot always be nice and do not always receive the gifts they want! I know because I never got my little pony and I was once a good, little girl! Why me? Santa is never coming to town either.
    (Created on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 12:07:33 PM)

    Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20080706-Random Thoughts

    Here are more stray thoughts meant to be prose but ‘summarized’ as verse for fun.

    Lurking, ready to pounce;
    Waiting fangs;
    Suddenly, sucking me bone dry.

    Testing me, everyday;
    My resolve;
    Hopefully, they will not succeed.

    Bickering without fail;
    They continue to fight;
    An unending hymn of praises.

    Fulfilling their lifestyles;
    Moving on;
    Selfish goals in life kill the souls.
    (Created on Saturday, June 07, 2008 7:59:35 AM)

    Alien technology, wormholes too;
    Portals or stargates, dimensional pooh?
    Free energy suppression; like Wilheim Reich;
    Price gouging system, scientific strike;
    Orgone energy, buried along in him;
    Pseudoscience skeptics; out on a limb.
    (Created on Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:56:30 PM)

    What are we missing when we look up in the skies?
    And see chemtrails when they give us contrail lies?
    Blurry videos of ice crystals or water vapors;
    Scientific proof through their scientific papers.
    (Created ‘Air Awareness’ on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:51:18 PM)

    A posing serpent on a rod stick;
    Two slitherings make DNA sick;
    Wavy the patterns on a straight path;
    Relying on science, reason and math.
    (Created on Sunday, May 18, 2008 3:30:32 PM)

    Today was white-washed with mucky brown;
    Warmer temperature in chemtrail town;
    Photographs and videos of chemtrail clouds;
    Aerial anomalies, plausible crowds;
    Early morning spraying; sitting everyday;
    HAARP antenna buzzing; causing disarray.
    (Created on Saturday, May 03, 2008 9:48:33 PM)

    Show me love, your Satanic signs;
    Their ASL gesture, hooked horn twines;
    Copycats, conformists, moronic crowd;
    Illuminated folks, religious proud.
    (Created on Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:21:32 AM)

    Passing gas almost every day;
    Smelling to high heavens every which way;
    Fluffy, puffy, white clouds on high;
    Persistent chemtrails, tailpipes die.
    (Created on Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:54:38 AM)

    Stigmata burning! Oww! It burns!
    Itchiness, redness left foot earns;
    Bumpy and scratchy;
    Never goes away;
    Dried up to brown crust;
    One week delay!
    (Created on Friday, April 11, 2008 7:20:27 PM)

    ‘Mad cow disease’ as stressful meat;
    ‘Mad child disease’ with restless feet;
    Cows and veal and booster shots;
    Thimerosal vaccines, poisonous lots;
    Cheese burgers made from Kobe beef;
    Mothers made sad with lifelong grief.
    (Created on Sunday, February 17, 2008 4:06:22 PM)

    God left some behind with no return.
    Thinking there’s no hellish burn.
    They had to find a suitable home.
    To pack up and to no more roam.
    Maybe on 2012 would be the date.
    Until then it’s love, anger or hate.
    (Created on Sunday, February 10, 2008 4:09:32 PM)

    Weapons of Mental Destruction;
    Holding hands with each other;
    Working together construction;
    Achieving goals for another.
    (Created on Friday, February 08, 2008 1:35:25 PM)

    An adept is to ‘a deep shit’;
    A master of cutting the ‘mustard’;
    Hermetically sealed from fate;
    Controller of one’s own destiny.
    (Created on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:08:49 PM)

    There are high roads with high minds;
    And low roads with defensive kinds.
    Narrow-minded nut-balls and egos to feed;
    The safest bet is to go along; agreed.

    Why fuel the fire into a raging heat?
    A drop of soothing water will beat;
    The eternal burn to disappear;
    Have a good laugh and be of good cheer.

    Tolerance is also being on top of those less eager to exercise patience.
    (Created on Saturday, February 02, 2008 10:10:46 PM)

    Trespassing Edge;
    Vibrating me;
    Who authorized?
    Who asked permission?
    Who are you to astral project into me?
    (Created on Monday, October 01, 2007 2:02:42 PM via 20070930-01:36PM)

    Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20080706-‘F’ Love?

    How dare you tag a heart of mine!
    Laughing behind his bony spine!
    To ‘F’ His love by black shirt wore!
    We’ll ‘cuff the evil’ and end the war!
    Beat the network with love and light!
    Our revenge is ours; your silent night.

    Author’s note: I grow weary of them, too.

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