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								Very soon after Thanksgiving, Erica and Darren 
								celebrated their six-monthaversary, or 
								bi-anniversary, if you wanna be boring about it.  
								It seemed as if the six months had gone by so 
								quickly, yet at the same time Erica and Darren 
								had become so close to each other that it seemed 
								as though they'd been together for years.  As a 
								gift, Erica painted Darren a picture of the 
								magical tree that they sat under the night of 
								their first kiss.  Darren treasures the painting, 
								keeps it in his room, and shows it to all visitors.  
								To celebrate six months, Darren taught Erica how 
								to skateboard in a local park.
								
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								After making it through half of the school year 
								together, Erica and Darren were ready for 
								Winter Break.  Although Darren left for a few 
								days to visit family, it was not as bad as the 
								week in summer.  The remaining days of Winter 
								Break were much like the days of summer, spending 
								countless hours with each other and wanting 
								more.
								
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								Upon return to school, Erica and Darren were 
								again caught under piles of homework.  Erica 
								helped Darren by editing the big research paper, 
								which he received a pretty decent grade on.  
								About this time though, Erica and Darren were 
								just counting the days until school was over so 
								they could relax together again.
								
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