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There Were So Many Levels To The Unknown, From Safe To Dangerous To Outright Nebulous, Scariest Of All.

This Is What Daughters Did. They Left, And Came Home Later With Lives Of Their Own.

And Always Remember How Much Your Crazy Sister Loves You.

Music Is The Great Uniter. An Incredible Force. Something That People Who Differ On Everything And Anything Else Can Have In Common.