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release the butterfly into the wild

and watch it plummet as it was never taught to fly properly

tragic
06-12-2017 05:53 PM
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RE: release the butterfly into the wild

yep, that was me after graduation

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man to hell with school let's discuss butterflies
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the monarchs havent been doing so well in my area. maybe they finally got the memo about the American revolution.

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RE: release the butterfly into the wild

(06-12-2017 07:05 PM)Gwedin Wrote:  man to hell with school let's discuss butterflies

Butterfly Survival...

Im down.

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(06-13-2017 04:08 AM)the Analogist Wrote:  the monarchs havent been doing so well in my area. maybe they finally got the memo about the American revolution.

americans are such babies though

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what if louis xvi had butterfly wings

how would history be changed
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We would be more accepting of butterfly wings.

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