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Another great year! — the conclusion of Youth Conference

chanson, June 11, 2007

For that night’s dance, the last dance of the conference, Amy and I were more resolved than ever to talk to Y and Z and dance with them. This would be our last chance of the conference to get together with our true loves, and besides that our other prospects hadn’t really panned out. Read the rest of the story »

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Comments (2)

  1. Hellmut says:
    June 13, 2007 at 11:01 am

    Here is a scene from Spring Awakening with four swooning girls that reminded me of Youth Conference and you, Chanson.

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  2. chanson says:
    June 13, 2007 at 10:46 pm

    Wow, Hellmut, that is fabulous!!!

    I agree that the scene is similar to some of the scenes from Youth Conference, and I’m very flattered that you would make the connection!!! 😀

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