
I've been taking pictures since September 2004. Since then, I've actually seen a huge difference between what I took then and what I take now. Most of what I took back then were all pictures of flowers. Then it eventually grew out, and I did lots of nature pictures. I even won a few awards, believe it or not.
I had never really thought about taking pictures or even holding camera, mainly because both my parents are talented photographers. So I was one of those kids who was sick of cameras and being told to, "Smile for the camera!" "Wait, we have to stop and take a picture!" "Stand by that sign over there, so we can remember where we were!" But this attitude changed, when I was at a family reunion, and my dad handed me the camera, and goes, "Take some pictures for me." So I did. And that's when it sparked. So anyway, that's my little story.
I have a Canon Powershot S2 1S, and the little guy does an AMAZING job. When I'm rich and have money to throw around, I'm hoping to upgrade, but we'll see when that happens.
Like most photographers, I've taken a bazillion pictures. But for the sake of saving space, time, and energy, I'm only going to show you my few favorites... And perhaps needless to say, but I think it's only fair to give you a warning about loading time for this page...
I actually used to do photography as a sort of side business, but as the years went by, I had less and less time to contribute to it, and it seemed like I wasn't getting far with it, so I decided to drop it. But I still stuck with photography, and it's still something I enjoy doing.

Awesome People
{ Family, Friends, and Other Awesome People I Know }
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Summer Skies

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Pool Closed

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Don't Shoot the Photographer!

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Yo.

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Brain-freeze

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Beautiful Girl

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Love Ya Like A Sister

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I See You

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Under the Tree

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See That?

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Sisters

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Park Toys

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Farm Girl

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It's Sunny

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I Love the Beach!

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Two Sisters

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Gaming in the Car

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Smashed Snowball

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You Don't See Me

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Exhaustion

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Help Me!

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Sleepy

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Tennis Hit

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Thoughtful

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Reach Out

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Random Other Things
{ Couldn't Figure Out Where To Put Them }
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Changes

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Cold Christmas Light

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Powerful Stuff

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Christmas Light Illusions

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SMILE!

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Cookies...?

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Work by Candlelight

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Outside or Inside

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Objects In Mirror...

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Shades of Summer

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Take a Left

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Speakers and a Window

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Rustic

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Blue Rake

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Cutesy Candle

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Forget Something?

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Rain on My Window

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Violin

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Campfire

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Sensei Playing a Tune

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Cutest Teacher EVER

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Want Some?

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Buddy Bulbs

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Nighttime Branches

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Too Late for a Picnic

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Like Lightning

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Light Showers

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Ka-Boom

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Take a Chance?

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Time For a Swim

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Christmas Light Patterns

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Prettiest Ashtry I've Ever Seen

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Japan Trip of '09
{ Can't Wait To Go Back }
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Origami

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Leaving Chicago

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Nearing Tokyo

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Currency Exchange

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Onigiri

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Bento For Sale

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Snacks

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Drinks

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Train Tickets

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JR Express Line

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Taxi Stop

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Ikebukuro Night Shots

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Waiting to Cross

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Our First Stop

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Sunshine City Prince Hotel View

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9-Floor Anime/Manga Store!

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UFO Catchers

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Beer

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Bike Lane

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Hotel Window

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Lots to See

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Enjoying My Morning Tea

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Park Offerings

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Nearby Park Area

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Good Morning, Ikebukuro!

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Animate Store

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Family Mart & K-Books

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Apartment Buildings

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Trains Below

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School Entrance

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Pretty Water Drain

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Private Home

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More Apartments

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Beautiful Traintracks

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Yakitori Stand

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Lots of Bikes

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Game Center W/ Bowing Staff

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Japanese Pizza?

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Lovely Restaurant

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Take a Ticket To Order Food

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Our First Hotel

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Daikon

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Flowers For Who?

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Vertical Parking

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Lovely Sign Shot

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Don't Leave Without Me!

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Taking Snapshots of the One Behind

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Our First Buddha Statue Photo

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Resting

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Our First Temple Experience

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Please Take Off Your Shoes Before Entering The Temple

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At Gokukuji Temple

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Local, Student Artist (Very Friendly!)

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Wishing Tree!

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Temporary Family Memorials

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Beautifully Written

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Gravesite Covered in Petals

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Taking Pictures of Taking Pictures

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What's Up That Stairway?

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Buckle Up!

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Cycle Shop

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Road Construction

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Beautiful Steps

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Government Buildings in Shinjuku

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Kitty Prints

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Looking Down From Shinjuku Observatory

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Play Me a Song?

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100Yen Souvenirs

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Purikura Booth

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Helicopter Parking

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Wonderful For Souvenirs

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What Would You Like To Order?

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More Beer Shots

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Leisurely

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Dust Off That Camera Lense

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Tiramisu Dessert

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Loves Gelato

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Local Children's Festival

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Music & Song

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2nd Hotel Lobby

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Who's That Tourist?

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Another Hotel Window Shot

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The Streets of Shinjuku

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One More Park Before Nightfall

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Fountain at Shinjuku-Chou Park

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KEEP OUT (Cute Sign!)

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Interesting Garden Clock

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Starbucks Here Too?

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Recognize Any?

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Another Local Temple

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(Couldn't Find Temple's Name...)

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i-Land Patio in Shinjuku

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Lovely Place For a Date

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Not Beer This Time, But Iced Tea

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Restaurant & Shop

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Lots of Vending Machines

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My Breakfast

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Pickle (Coccoon) Building

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Small Flea Market

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Interesting Decorations

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Artwork on Trucks

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Biggest Subway Station In The World

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(Not Kidding)

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Next Stop, Shibuya

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Noisy, Yet Lovely

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Cute Halloween Decorations

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Busy Shibuya Streets

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Karaoke!

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Expensive Fruit (Not Imported)

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Arrangement for About $105

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Sakura-ya's Game Dept.

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Waiting to Turn GREEN

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JR Train Flies By

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Hang On!

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Train Shots

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I LOVE DENSHA (Trains)!

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What's Your Next Stop?

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Time To Play at the Park!

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Swinging on the Swings

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(Swings Are My Favorites)

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Fancy Wendy's

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Pigeons at Play

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Cuddle-Time

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Taking Ferry To Odaiba Island

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Rainbow Bridge

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"Beware of Splashes" (Cute!)

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Taking Pictures of Taking Pictures Again

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Observatory From Afar

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Lovely Ride

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Small Beach Area

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Now Arriving at Odaiba

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Bus Stop

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Lovely Waters

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Saw a Dance Competition

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Dream Yosakoi

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Incredible Flags

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About 49 Floor Escalator

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Mata Kite Ne! (Come Again!)

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Fun For Taking Pictures

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Statue of Liberty?

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Triangle Gelatos!

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Beautiful Waters

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Back Aboard the Ferry

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Science Ship

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Another Bike

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$1 Cup of Ice

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School Gym Grounds

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Trains!!

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More Street Craziness

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Pink, Zooming Truck

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Look at the Street Lights

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Ginko-Shaped

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Taking Limosine Bus to Narita

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Highway Shots

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Driving By

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Nearing Town

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Elevator Buttons

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BIG Hotel Bed

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Gardens of the Hotel

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My Backyard

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Fruit & Cake Gifts

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Insert Keyplate (to Make the Lights Turn On)

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Backyard Garden Shots

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Limosine Bus

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Grungy & Dirty

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Looking Up at Apartments

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Eat Out Tonight

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Kagome Children's Game

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One of My Favorites (Love the Umbrella!)

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Streets of Narita

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Turtle-Shaped Rock

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Offerings

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Narita-san Shinsho-ji Temple

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Tiny Leaves

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Lone Flower

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Beautiful Shrine

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Koi & Duck

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Taste of Color

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Berries of Autumn

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Lovely Bridge

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I Love Koi!

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Join Me in the Gazebo?

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Country-Side Walkway

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Old House

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Buddhist Monk Offerings

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Gateways

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Grungy Doorway

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Don't Pick the Flowers

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Incense Burning

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Late-Night Lanterns

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Kitties Hanging Out

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Can You See the Froggy?

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Cat Posing

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More Vending Machines?!

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Narita At Night

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"Dollar Store"

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Back to My Hotel

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Postcard-Like Pic

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My Favorite Restaurant of Narita

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Lots of Manga

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Narita Roads

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Hotel Window

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Leaving Narita

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Beautiful Airport Shot

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Dusk Airport Shots

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Love This Bathroom Sign

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Animals
{ Pets, and Other Moving, Living Things }
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At Work

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Prints

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Chipmunk

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Posing Bunnies

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Emerging From Hideout

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Eh?

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Cuddly Bunnies

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Froggy

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I Love Bread

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Lazy Bunny

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Wings

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Gaming Hamster

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In Your Face

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No, You're Playing This Game All Wrong!

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Where Are You Going?

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Camera-Shy

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Flowers & Trees
{ Living Things That Don't Move }
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Two Red Lips

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Iris in My Backyard

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Worm's Eye View

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Lone Wildflower

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White Tulip Garden

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Multicolored Tulip

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Purple Pansy

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A Little Chilly

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Summer Skies

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Co-existance

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Little Purples

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Drenched Tulip

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Spring Blooms

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Dandelion

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Bright Flower

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Summer Colors

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Bleeding Hearts

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Roses For Sale

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Wildflower of Purple

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Squirrel's Point-of-View

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Forested Area

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Spooky Trees

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France Trip of '06
{ Once In a Lifetime, These Opportunities Happen }
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Which Way Is Up?

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Right Past That Cafe

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Eiffel Tower at Nighttime

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Very French

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Wisteria-Covered Window

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Ornate Bricks

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White Fence

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Angles of a Town

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Small Harbor

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Strolling

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Water of Glass

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Definitely European Trees

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Town on Water

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Care To Join Me?

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I Want That Backyard

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Pile of Bricks

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Hello, You, Sitting on That Bench.

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Can You See Heaven's Opening?

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Follow That Street...

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...And See Where It Leads

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Five-Star Hotel

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Step Through?

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Just Turn the Corner

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Sunset + Bridge

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Paris

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From the Back of Notre Dame

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Leading Streets

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Meet Me Below

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Step Across?

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Crooked Bridge

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Japanese Gardens of France

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When One Door Closes...

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Heart of Skulls

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Skulls of the Catacombs

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Catacombs of France

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One Little Stone

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Landscape
{ And Other Things I Thought Belonged Here }
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I Have a Thing for Benches

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Lazy Log

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Beach 'round Dusk

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Grass of Gold

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Reach the End Yet?

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Perfect Hiding Spot

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See That Rainbow Below You?

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Above the Clouds

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Jump?

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Waterfall Place

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Glowing Grass

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Waterfall

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Sit With Me?

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Perfect Day

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Waves

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Long Way

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Autumn's Path

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Rocky Stairway

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Up You Go

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I Have a Thing For Stairs

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I Also Have a Thing For Bridges

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Water Break

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Covered in Leaves and Sunlight

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Cosplay
{ Dress-Up Time With Friends }
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I See You

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Footprints

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Through Branches

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Don't Look Down; Look Up!

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Close-Ups For Freezing Goku

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Care to Sit Down?

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Watching From Above

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Glance-Shot

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Frozen Yet, Goku?

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Catching Snowflakes

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Found Some Shelter

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Don't Throw Snow at the Camera-Lady!

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Hiding

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Goku Making Faces Again

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Hey There, Goku!

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Snow is Yummy!

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Pretty, Little Umbrella

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Icy

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Are You Cold, Hakkai?

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Sanzo & Mini Snowman

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Posing by the Wall

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Goku Likes Eating Snow

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Ready? (Love This One!)

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Hanging Out

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What's That?

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Sanzo by Sleeping Maple

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Stop Having Fun!

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Cold Smoke Break

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These Smokes Are Filled With Bubblegum!

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Plotting

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Who're You Looking At?

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It's Cold Out There

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Snow Art

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Up, Up, Up

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Sanzo Being Attacked 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Colorful Candies

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"Hey, Up There!"

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Lunch Break

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Sanzo's Scripture

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Spying On You

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Yay For Harvest Moon!

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Waiting...

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Rusty Stairwell

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You & Me

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"Stretch With Me!"

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Playing With Shadows

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"Yay For Sunny Days!"

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"I Love Sunlight!"

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Masterfully Hidden

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"Don't Leave Me!"

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"I Want Ice Cream, Too..."

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Chillin' 1

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Chillin' 2

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"What's That Under There?"

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Posing Healer

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Leaning On Tree

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"How do you use this...?"

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Sanzo Likes High Places

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"What're You Doing Over There?"

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Hakkai On Swings

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Sanzo Napping

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Sunny-Boy Sanzo

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Going Home

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Goku Trying On Gojyo's Wig

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Sanzo At The Cafe

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Hakkai Waiting Patiently

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Sanzo Cutting Gojyo's Hair

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What Kinda Day Is It?

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Wear Your Seatbelts

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Sleepy Sanzo

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"Don't Touch Me."

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Watching You

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Gojyo In The Car

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Your Feet Are Heavy

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Sanzo's Not Smiling

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"Leave Me Alone..."

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Hobby Lobby Trip

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Gojyo Wants A HUG

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Mirror World

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Goku W/O Wig...

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Jealousy?

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Sleepy Goku?

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Big Brother Gojyo

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Sanzo By Maples

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Cold Out There?

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