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Old 06-12-2012, 11:50 PM   #26
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Old 06-13-2012, 02:54 AM   #27
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Old 06-14-2012, 03:49 AM   #28
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Old 06-14-2012, 04:17 AM   #29
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Old 06-17-2012, 05:03 PM   #31
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Old 06-23-2012, 07:14 PM   #32
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Old 06-23-2012, 09:20 PM   #33
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Old 06-24-2012, 11:46 AM   #34
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Old 06-25-2012, 01:19 AM   #35
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Horror 6 wd. flash:

No, please, not yet.

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Old 06-25-2012, 09:39 PM   #36
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Not sure how this is a story, though it does spark a great idea in my head. Off to jot it down!
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Old 07-05-2012, 12:45 AM   #37
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Old 07-19-2012, 10:49 PM   #38
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Old 07-19-2012, 10:54 PM   #39
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Old 07-22-2012, 06:33 AM   #40
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Old 08-01-2012, 07:53 PM   #41
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Old 08-01-2012, 09:33 PM   #42
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The button? I pressed it. Crap.
No oxygen, no time. Do it.
Launching! ... NOW you need the toilet?
Ten feet away, ten years behind.
Aliens, football, lasers: say no more.
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Old 08-03-2012, 07:13 PM   #43
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Old 08-04-2012, 04:02 AM   #44
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Old 08-06-2012, 08:34 AM   #45
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Old 08-06-2012, 10:06 AM   #46
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Old 08-09-2012, 06:45 AM   #47
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Old 08-12-2012, 12:49 AM   #48
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Old 08-22-2012, 07:22 AM   #50
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