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Maybe not!]]></title><description><![CDATA[‎‎ Twin souls. That's what everyone called them. It couldn't be a coincidence that they were both five feet six inches, had wavy brown hair, though not in equal length, and were born only two days apart.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@sherah/twin-souls-maybe-not-gut</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@sherah/twin-souls-maybe-not-gut</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sherah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 07:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBY2uvCm2jhayjPd2uZ8oUJxf1rwSUF4uHgxo6H1abNcb16uL6JsUYB2HNXuaPgA4toZKWos86Qi9wn4Bb7sgrPzcLbJ2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be active without being punished for it]]></title><description><![CDATA[‎‎ You know how you often take things for granted until they are gone? 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