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I Spent Centuries I Your Arms. This Time Our Joining Will Be Controlled By Me, And You Will Revel In The Pleasure I Can Bring You. Throw Off The Shackles Of Your Distant Goddess And Come To Me. Be My Love, Truly, In Body As Well As Soul And I Will Give You The World!

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I Spent Centuries I Your Arms. This Time Our Joining Will Be Controlled By Me, And You Will Revel In The Pleasure I Can Bring You. Throw Off The Shackles Of Your Distant Goddess And Come To Me. Be My Love, Truly, In Body As Well As Soul And I Will Give You The World!

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Ancient One Sleeping, Waiting To Rise When Earth's Power Bleeds Sacred Red The Mark Strikes True; Queen Tsi Sgili Will Devise He Shall Be Washed From His Entombing Bed Through The Hand Of The Dead He Is Free Terrible Beauty, Monstrous Sight Ruled Again They Shall Be Women Shall Kneel To His Dark Might Kalona's Song Sounds Sweet As We Slaughter With Cold Heat

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We Got Boobies!" The Kid Me Said, Gawking At My Chest. "i'm Really Glad We Got Boobies. Finally.

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Bat, Pigeon, Ravens - I Don't Care About Distinctions Right Now. Any Fluttery, Flappy Thing Is Not Cool With Me.

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Warrior, When You Pledge Yourself To The Service Of A High Priestess, The Goal Is Not To Frighten Her To Death But To Protect Your Lady From Death.

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What Once Bound Him Will Make Him Flee Place Of Power-joining Of Five Night Spirit Blood Humanity Earth Joined Not To Conquer, Instead To Overcome Night Leads To Spirit Blood Binds Humanity And Earth Completes.

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Nice Dress Zoey. It Looks Just Like Mine. Oh, Wait! It Used To Be Mine. Aphrodite Laughed A Throaty, I'm-so-grown-and-you're-just-a-kid Laugh. I Really Hate It When Girls Do That.i Mean, Yes, She's Older, But I Have Boobs, Too.

That Don't Look Good," Kramisha Said. "not Good At All." She Paused And Then Her Eyes Went From Me To Heath, Whose Attention Was So Focused On Me I Swear He Didn't Look Like He Would Notice If A Giant White Elephant In A Tutu Danced Around The Room. "ain't That The Human Kid Who Was Down Here Before?

Oh. Yeah. That Does Make Sense.” Shaylin Hesitated. “but I Don’t Know Which Dorm Room Is Hers.” “third Floor, Number Thirty-six. When They Shared A Brain, They Used To Say It Stood For Their Chest Size. I Said It Was Their Combined Iq.” “of Course You Did,” Shaylin Said. “see, You Do Understand Me!” Aphrodite Said With Fake Enthusiasm.

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If I Died, Would It Get Me Out Of My Geometry Test Tomorrow? One Could Only Hope.

If I Can't Have My Own Mate And My Own Children, Then I Can At Least Have My Own Kingdom.

As Your Girlfriend, You've Just Pissed Me Off. As Your High Priestess, You've Just Insulted Me. And As Someone With A Working Brain, You've Made Me Wonder If You've Lost Every Bit Of Your Sense. (zoey Redbird)

We're So Special, When You Look In The Dictionary Under Short Bus, There's A Group Picture Of Us,'' Stevie Rae Said, Sounding Weak But Definately Alive.

I'll Find You Again. Even If It Takes A Hundred Of Those Years.

There Were Worse Things Than Dying, And Those Worse Things Happened To The People You Left Behind.

My Cat Is Not Insane, She's Just A Really Good Actress.

This Time The Fluttery Feeling In My Stomach Was More Intense. It Made The Inside Of My Thighs Tingle And My Breathing Deepen.

I've Found That The Way A Person Feels About Cats-and The Way They Feel About Him Or Her In Return-is Usually An Excellent Gauge By Which To Measure A Person's Character

Man, I Would Have Peeled Off My Shirt Faster Than You Can Say Bubba Loves Trucks.

Remember, Darkness Does Not Always Equate To Evil, Just As Light Does Not Always Bring Good.

I'll Find You, Don't Worry. My Body Won't Be With You All The Time, But You'll Always Have My Heart. I'm Your Worrier, Remember?" "i'll Never Forget. I Promise. I'm Your High Priestess And You've Pledged Yourself To Me. That Means You Have My Heart, Too." "then Both Of Us Better Stay Safe. A Heart's A Hard Thing To Live Without. I Should Know. I've Tried It.

A Lot Of Men Wouldn't Like Being Called A Romantic. It's Not Macho Enough.' Quite Often Men Are Fools.

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