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MuseRider

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88. I don't remember when

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:32 AM

Jan 2026

I stumbled into this home. I was too shy to write but I read. Some time during the first year but months later, after my brother died, I came back for good. Never to even try to stop, I depend on this site and all of you as I age it means more.
My deepest thanks to those who keep this going and that means all of you with special thanks to the Admin from way back to this moment in time.

LOVE YOU ALL

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