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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 24 MARCH 2013
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
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