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the  cherry  on  top.  I  knew  that  he  was





                  broken  in  ways  that  I  would  never





                  understand completely. But he convinced





                  me  that  deep  down  he  was  better.  He





                  assured me that being with me made him





                  want to be better. I believed him. I fell in





                  love with his honesty. When I asked him





                  about the black eye he sported, he told me






                  his mother beat the shit out of him. His




                  father  was  unfaithful,  and  everybody






                  knew  it,  to  make  herself  feel  better  she
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