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The Council gathered the tribe members for the vote. "We must decide now. Should we stay here or venture into the unknown of the new year?"

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### Tell me, I want to know. What do you most want for yourself in the coming year? ###

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Between Christmas and New Year's, Frances felt lost. Too late to fufill this year's dreams, too early to work on the ones for next year.

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Marvin cursed the big city, it had changed him. He longed for the simpler days in a small town, before he felt the need to wear dresses.

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My story was in there somewhere, coursing through the veins of what used to be my body.

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It was moments like this that Mark appreciated his kids. Grateful they were there to untie him after burglers ransacked the house.

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Timmy used the magic set he got for Christmas to bring the family dog back to life. I had to pay the vet, again, to put him back to sleep.

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### Happy Holidays to you and yours. Thanks for all the good wishes. ###

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There could be only one winner. We faced each other. He struck first, but I was quicker. It would be my child opening the last toy tomorrow

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"I love you more than diamonds" she said over drinks. "Really?" he asked, fingering the unopened box in his pocket. Two month's salary saved

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Desperate, I unplugged all the clocks in my house. With time stopped, I hid in today, safely away from your impending visit tomorrow.

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"I don't believe in astronomy" "You mean astrology" said Kim "No, I don't believe in stars or planets. It's a folktale, meant to give hope"

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Phil sat me down to talk. "It's not you, it's me," he said, "You'll find someone better. I'm just not ready to be a boss."

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Santa was the one who had the list. Finding him was hard, Getting him to sell me the names of the naughty women in my neighborhood was easy.

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I put myself by the curb and waited for the trash truck to collect me. Hoping to find you, didn't mean to call you trashy.

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I built a robot dog as a companion. He bit my neighbor and the judge ordered him destroyed. I kept him nearby, converting him to a blender.

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Each word I write drops a little more of me onto the page. In time, I will be the book, the book will be me, and the story will be told.

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One time, long ago, when you weren't looking, I swapped souls with you. Now yours is dirtier than mine. I want to swap back. Hold still

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Each time Mark made advances towards Marie, she'd immediately pretend she was asleep. This made for awkward office lunches.

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I practiced my proposal on the lego replica of you, but something went wrong and I ended up married to a hunk of plastic.

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