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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005
Falto la luz que tu belleza trae en mi vida. Lo amé siempre. Adios.
A flash animation that is one part poem, one part user experience. As you read through the poem you must click on visual elements in order to proceed onto the next stanza. Look for anything that changes your cursor from an arrow, to a hand.
Falto la luz que tu belleza trae en mi vida. Lo amé siempre. Adios.
A flash animation that is one part poem, one part user experience. As you read through the poem you must click on visual elements in order to proceed onto the next stanza. Look for anything that changes your cursor from an arrow, to a hand.
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