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SSS 2008-02-01

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-When you made your offer, I thought you might be a great lady nurse and faint at the sight of blood, but I see you're made of sterner stuff. -It's definitely the heart. It's almost too quiet to hear at all. -I'm afraid so. -I've been thinking about

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Lady Mary: O'Brien told her Bates can't do thejob properly. Why was he taken on ? Anna:Oh, he was Lord Grantham's batman when he was fighting the Boers. LadyMary: I know that, but even so. Anna:I think it's romantic. LadyMary: I don't. How can a vale

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I only slept for a couple of hours In the back of my buddy's truck I must be runnin' on solar power 'Cause I'm ready to crank back up And the boys are all bangin' on cheap guitars And the girls are all rockin' their bikini tops And that big ball's wa

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I remember quite clearly now when the story happened. The autumn leaves were floating in measure down to the ground, recovering the lake, where we used to swim like children, under the sun was there to shine. That time we used to be happy. Well, I th

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Don't you hate hearing that clock on the wall chimming saying its time and Don't you just wish we could stay right here together all day long You know it wouldn't be a crime if we crawled back into bed got as close as we could get Tried to figure out

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The way you stumble in the kitchen Looking for that first cup of joe How you put on your mascara Starin' in the mirror on your tippy-toes And if you wonder why I love you baby I can boil it down to just one thing Chorus Yeah everything Every little t