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Kicking the Heart Out
Dark Matter
Time Passes, Eternity Approaches...
No Such Thing as Perfect

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Educating Valan
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Hallelujah
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Love Changes Everything
My Fair Lady
Return of the King
Starting Over
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The Doge's Gold
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The Rebirth of Slick
Witchy Woman

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Kicking the Heart Out

     You can't kick the throne of God but you can kick me. You can't shake your fist at the stars, but you can beat upon my chest. Duma accepts it. I love you, and I will be wherever you are.

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rowan spoke at 07:13:32 PM

Dark Matter

     Just now, mother, the universe can take its way and shove it up its dark matter.

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rowan spoke at 10:03:21 PM

Time Passes, Eternity Approaches...

     "I was hoping there'd be more time," Tiernan whispers. "Years more. Decades." It is to himself and not to himself; it is in answer to what you have said and to what you have not said.

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rowan spoke at 09:31:51 PM

No Such Thing as Perfect

     No perfect kingdom. No perfect courtship. No perfect wedding. No perfect marriage. Just... the best we can do, just trying our best, trying to love the best way we know how.

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rowan spoke at 11:06:56 PM

Castles in the Sand

     Maria is silent for a moment, and her eyes too fill with tears. "Oh," she answers softly. She crosses to Gruffydd, looking up at him and reaching to touch his cheek. "Tiernan has been the foundation of this family," she says quietly, turning to both the Wests and holding her hand out to Arian. "This will rock us all to our knees."

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rowan spoke at 10:52:40 PM

Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion

     "Ultimately, you cannot make someone happy. Happiness is a choice each of us must make. But you can be there to remind him of the goodness of the universe, of how much he is loved, of how much he has yet to offer his children, and their children. You can love him. But you cannot fix it, Gwilym."

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rowan spoke at 01:15:41 PM

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