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in the trenches battling rattling prattlers straddling irritated malcontents brandishing education via the internet – limiting access trimming excess brimming with confidence lifers in academic dress blessed by family members proud of a child’s accomplishments allowed only to wear non blue regalia – cell-in after dinner no-yard, no rec lock-down at the correction facility eight by eleven printed paper symbol of hard work and determination in the face of contempt and mistrustful eyes lies –
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Jul 10, 2014
Jul 10, 2014 at 1:51 PM UTC
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in the trenches battling rattling prattlers straddling irritated malcontents brandishing education via the internet – limiting access trimming excess brimming with confidence lifers in academic dress blessed by family members proud of a child’s accomplishments allowed only to wear non blue regalia – cell-in after dinner no-yard, no rec lock-down at the correction facility eight by eleven printed paper symbol of hard work and determination in the face of contempt and mistrustful eyes lies –
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Jul 10, 2014
Jul 10, 2014 at 1:51 PM UTC
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