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Blackberrying

Come, my love, let's go a blackberrying. It has been raining all day, and the woods are fragrant and soaked with dew.
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I had a taste.
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This is when I fell in love with you. The way your hair fell around your ear. Oh, God.
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Forbidden fruit is the sweetest. The berry you never taste, delicious.
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I realized I just wanted to be alone with you. I forgot about everything else in the world.
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My whole world, which is too complicated.
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The light is starting to fade.
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Let's go in, my love. We are soaked from the rain-drenched grass.
(Leslie promptly got a bath with the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser).
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yuis said…
Leslie's new hair color and style suit him well. He seems ready for a new season of his/your life. Did you sew his outfit, Ms. Amanda?
May 29, 2010 at 5:25 PM
Amanda said…
Yes, I did! :o)
June 22, 2010 at 12:03 PM
yuis said…
You did a wonderful job!
June 22, 2010 at 1:29 PM
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