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Toothless in Nagoya

There was a loud rendering crunch.I started eating lead.Blood.The apple flavoured stick of KissMint I was masticating had prised off one of my fillings.I spat the dull gray metal onto my desk.Borrowing my co-workers pink Hello Kitty makeup mirror I... ...full story at Porcelain Monkey

from Porcelain Monkey on Mon, Sep 22 2008

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