Of Rocks and Stones
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I have an obsession with rocks. Everywhere I go, and even on my far flung travels, though few, I carry a rock home. Some are beautiful and rough. Some smooth and small. Some were a testament to endurance and an unwillingness to leave that one behind. Some are only held in a picture.
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