Off The Hook, Society
August 23, 2019

Off the Hook

By Melanie Behrens

Questions to consider

 I recently came across these questions that you are supposed to ask your friends to get a better insight into them. I’m not sure any if this will help you with me, but maybe you want to tell me how you would answer them.

 “If you could be any animal, what would you...

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By From JT Staff Reports 
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