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(Basically, don't make money from my thoughts, my words, my photos, etc. If you'd like to use anything, just ask and your request will most probably be granted, provided that I am accredited with authorship. If you're a poetry student ripping my poems, be advised that you are not stealing good poetry and that your teachers / audience will find you out eventually.)
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