The Heart is a lonely hunter with only one desire! To find some lasting comfort in the arms of anothers fire...driven by a desperate hunger to the arms of a neon light, the heart is a lonely hunter when there's no sign of love in sight!
("The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter")
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There was hope in him, and soon perhaps the outline of his journey would take form.
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