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          <body><![CDATA[A dance<br/><br/>I was sleeping, I was dreaming!<br/>The gentle touch of his breath awakened me.<br/>His stretched arms invited me to dance,<br/>He took my hand in his and held me by my waist.<br/><br/>The nature sung to us the sweetest of its melodies;<br/>Twists and turns, bends and curves,<br/>He taught me its every detail.<br/>We painted the world with beautiful colors <br/>As we stepped each step.<br/>Against blowing winds, scorching sun,<br/>Heavy rains and the headstrongmountains,<br/>We jumped high and danced<br/>In rythm to the highest pitch of nature;<br/>And our laughs echoed across seven worlds!<br/><br/>When the dance was done <br/>and our eyes met for one last time,<br/>His breaths grew heavy <br/>They  seemed like the hottest flames of a burning volcano,<br/>And I found my whole being melting before him!<br/>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:09:11 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is the kind of book to be read when you have absolutely nothing else to read! <br/>A very common story where a granny writes to the protagonist about her secret love and she herself finds a love again after a loss!! <br/>Communicating through letters brings about a thing or two to appreciate ...]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:57:54 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Blood Memory is about a lot of things; how a small evidence could lead to an unimaginable truth about one's past, of the family's past and a bitter tragedy would lead to bitter memories! I was fascinated by the flow of the story, how beautifully one thing lead to another.. Repressed memories, child ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Blood%20Memory%20is%20about%20a%20lot%20of%20things;%20how%20a%20small%20evidence%20could%20lead%20to%20an%20unimaginable%20truth%20about%20one's%20past,%20of%20the%20family's%20past%20and%20a%20bitter%20tragedy%20would%20lead%20to%20bitter%20memories!%20I%20was%20fascinated%20by%20the%20flow%20of%20the%20story,%20how%20beautifully%20one%20thing%20lead%20to%20another..%20Repressed%20memories,%20child%20abuses,%20its%20consequences%20and%20the%20determination%20of%20a%20lady%20to%20know%20the%20truth!%20I%20will%20not%20regret%20reading%20this%20one%20just%20a%20couple%20of%20days%20before%20an%20important%20exam!%20:)">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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