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noiretextatique

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10. +1000

Reply to gollygee (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 03:26 AM

Jul 2015

i agree. i've gotten into a few racial scrapes here, and i've found that just continuing dialogue, even if heated, tends to clarify meaning and intent. it is not always easy, but it is often worth it.

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