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2006-2007 Winter Skyway Closings
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Tastes great, very filling
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Starry Night
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Hey! Is that the side of my head in the first shot? Or am I still in transit? 🙂
I didn’t think you were there yet, but when I looked at the timestamp on these photos they’re from Friday afternoon – so I guess you were!