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chouchou

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2. There's one cigarette in a sealed glass jar, out in my garage.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 10:49 PM

Friday

It's been there since Bill Clinton was president. My desire for a smoke is long, long gone but, it's there for me to
light up if I'm weak enough to go back. Not going to happen. ...and you won't either.

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