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was my freezer all my reserves were wiped out the 79 cents a pound of chicken legs the bargain spare ribs the 99 cents mushrooms everything but it was well worth it i feel as though the weight of the world has toen removed from my shoul ders no more will i have to en dure the icy tones of friends sug gesting that seven months is a rather long moving in period and that they are starting to won der if theyll ever be invited over to my new place and i have succeeded in adding to my life skills i can now make gravy mix up a bernaise sauce out of a package and f think ive even mastered the art of table set ting knives on the right i think im no longer afraid to attempt an international appetizer guacamole dip and i discovered that candied carrots arent some thing you buy in a sweets shop but most important a good time was had by all for in the words of charles dickens it is al ways important that we fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship and pass the rosy wine 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