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Life is (open arms wide) everything.<\/p>\n<p>Grandboy (breaks into the song): Everything is AWESOME&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yep. Everything is awesome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandboy: Ow I pinched myself with this thing. Me: O no. It looks ok, no blood. 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