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      <image:caption>Chalkboard with the quote: 'My soul is bankrupt. As the days go by, the more I give to people, the more I feel taken advantage of. Every day someone asks for something. I have nothing left to give!'</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Image with text that reads: 'BLACK', 'I struggle with sex, food &amp; weed', 'WHITE', 'Even though I have turned my life over to God'.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Text overlay on a beige fabric background with the quote: 'She kept saying it hurt... I didn't care... I never thought twice about it. Now, as an adult, I realize that I was the problem.'</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Two glasses of whiskey on the rocks with a brown background. Text overlay reads: 'She remembered nothing the next day. At least, that's what she said. I've never confessed what I've done to her. I hope I never see her again.'</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Colorful party balloons and confetti with a quote about hope and grace.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A digital image with a dark cloudy sky and lightning bolts, overlaid with a motivational quote about faith, judgment, and authenticity.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Text overlay on a blurred outdoor scene with a streetlamp and pathway, featuring a humorous 'secret' code about trust, faith, prayers, and secrecy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A handwritten note on lined notebook paper with the text: "How can you be 'gay' if you've never been 'gay', but everyone tells you that your 'gay' so you end up becoming 'gay?' Is this reversible?"</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rolls of US dollar bills with a caption about setting up escorts to make a profit, and a confession of being a pimp.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A black and white photograph of a wheelchair next to a radiator and window, with floral curtains, accompanied by overlaid text expressing a personal story about a sister who was paralyzed.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Close-up of a person's face, focusing on their eye, with overlaid text that reads "I watched him beat her over and over again. There was nothing I could do; not even scream for help."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A young man in a hoodie and jacket standing in front of a black car inside a dimly lit parking garage. Text overlay reads, "I drove the get away car. I actually drove the get away car."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Text image with a dark gray textured background. The message in the text reads: 'I was sexually abused by my birth father from infancy to 5 years old and my family won't believe me because he showers them with money so I haven't had contact with them most of my adult life.' The words 'abused,' 'infancy,' '5 years old,' and 'most' are highlighted in red, while 'showers them with money' is highlighted in green.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Close-up of a woman with light-colored hair, embraces herself with her arms crossed in front of her chest. The image is grayscale with some red text overlay.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A blurry background of handwritten notes with a quote in bold black text that reads: "I used to cut myself (as an adult), not to kill myself, but for the instant feeling of energy and pressure relief it gave, from all the childhood secrets I held."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Text on a wooden background that reads, 'I'M GUILTY.... SHE WAS UNDERAGE... NOW I'M LABELED FOR LIFE.'</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A white church with a steeple and two men standing at the entrance, with sunset lighting and trees in the background.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A close-up of a hand holding a lit cigarette with overlaid text expressing a personal story about drug overdose and the impact of Narcan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Close-up of a DNA helix model with red markings, overlaid with quote in red text that reads, 'I was rejected by my family because I was not like them.'</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A crumpled brown paper background with black text that reads: "My whole life I've been made to feel worthless. I'm grown up now and still struggle with this."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A cracked white wall with a quote that says, 'I'm more emotionally destroyed than most everyone will ever know.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blurred image of two women, one with long dark hair and the other with glasses, sitting close together and reading a Bible or book. Overlaid text says, 'I have failed to honor my marriage by being violent. The Lord has overcome my failure.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a torn paper with a humorous quote about grocery shopping and crop dusting.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person with dark hair and eyes making a hand gesture near their face, partially covering it. Text overlay reads "I USED TO PIMP WOMEN OUT."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A hand holding a rolled dollar bill and a small white paper with a black and white background. Text overlaid that reads, "I used to sell and do copious amounts of cocaine."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A shopping cart filled with various grocery items, including snack bags and a box, placed on a tiled floor.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/4f0b9427-9337-4af0-9871-3c2e28a8ec6c/11.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blister pack of white pills with a quote in purple handwritten-style font overlaying the image.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A wooden desk with a calendar showing September 13, a laptop, and papers, overlaid with text that says, "I used sick leave because I was 'sick' of work!"</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay on a refrigerator image with a light blue background and stainless steel double doors with handles. The text narrates a story about a playful fight in the kitchen and involves pushing and hurting each other.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Street art graffiti on a concrete wall with black and red stenciled text expressing a personal message about being raped, feeling assaulted, and not wanting to tell anyone.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/dc73c5f9-05d2-4696-9ad1-ad2b72f457bd/15.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blurred image of U.S. dollar bills with overlaid text about financial struggles and homelessness.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/a7f8ba32-6972-4129-9053-0536108d541e/16.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A close-up of a diamond ring with a chain of diamonds around a thin band, lying on a reflective surface.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/fe907f7f-49e5-4206-b5f7-f6ff5f361224/17.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred image of an adult and a child in a living room with the caption 'Sometimes I feel like I've failed as a parent.'</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/dfa25e10-a5f0-4d83-b06b-a98668055266/18.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay on a blurred background that reads: "Sometimes I feel so tired I just sit and do nothing" in red, spiderweb-style font.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/6218e4d9-5e43-4a13-88a5-0f2a8bf65d94/19.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A close-up of a bed with a blanket, with the text "I am addicted to sex" written in pink cursive font over the image.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/29abce35-4f5a-444a-8b7b-bd19357d16ba/20.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person's hand holding a black pen writing on lined paper with blue ink, with the text, "He put the knife at my throat and proceeded to molest me. I didn't know adult men did this to young boys."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A wooden surface with a humorous quote written on it that says, "I'M GUILTY... SHE WAS UNDERAGE... NOW I'M LABELED FOR LIFE."</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/350cb3e1-2534-4d08-b952-7b5988a774a2/22.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay reads, 'porn is my addiction. religion is my cover up.' in front of a white church with a steeple, two people standing near the entrance, surrounded by trees and a brick walkway.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/4f9acd92-ac35-4f0f-93d7-c4b7ccdc5e87/23.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on a concrete wall that reads: 'I was sexually abused by my birth father from infancy to 5 years old and my family won't believe me because he showers them with money so I haven't had contact with them most of my adult life.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blue pill capsules scattered on a surface with a quote about drug addiction.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/e2a92cf0-f764-472c-86b8-2816c268bef5/25.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred background of a hand holding a cigarette with overlaid text about overdose and survival.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/ea96a96b-1a2d-4804-91e6-38bfd5297b78/26.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blurry image with a red banner overlay that says "I was a stripper for 18 years."</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/2c727e5a-f735-428e-9787-2925bbb8d9d0/27.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Black and white photo of a woman with her hands covering her face, with overlaid text reflecting on personal guilt and regret related to abortion.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of rolled US dollar bills with overlaid text that says, "I used to set up 'escorts' to make a profit. Basically I was a pimp."</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/bc876793-5cb5-4ef2-9e06-2f43c8777a78/29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Quote on blurred handwritten text background: "I used to cut myself (as an adult), not to kill myself, but for the instant feeling of energy and pressure relief it gave, from all the childhood secrets I held."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>An empty wheelchair near a window with curtains, with a radiator below the window. Overlaid text contains a quote about a sister who was a paraplegic, with a mention of shame and never getting over it.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a person's eye with surrounding skin and face partially in shadow, featuring overlaid motivational text.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/62f453ba-f992-421f-a047-c048bd8c1d37/32.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A burlap fabric background with a quote about realizing the impact of emotional pain, highlighting certain words in red and black.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/4241dada-5645-4bc5-a99f-74cddb5e10ec/33.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A handwritten note on lined paper with the text, "How can you be 'gay' if you've never been 'gay', but everyone tells you that your 'gay' so you end up becoming 'gay?' Is this reversible?"</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A street view with brick buildings, a lamp post, and trees, featuring overlaid bold text with a religious and secretive tone.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/a1e298d3-4a75-4849-9f5c-6ba82f666dc8/35.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A young man wearing a hoodie and jacket standing in front of a black Dodge Challenger car in a dimly lit setting. Text overlay reads: "I drove the get away car, I actually drove the get away car."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A shattered window with cracks and broken glass.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/fb6efe24-753c-4db2-89bc-6c0e7bb481ac/37.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two glasses of beer on a table, with a quote overlaid about regret and secrecy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dark background with lightning bolts and overlaid text expressing fear and judgment about entering a church, and a challenge to show true beliefs.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Colorful party balloons and confetti with an inspirational quote about seeking grace and joy during difficult times.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A painted portrait of a nurse in medical scrubs, wearing a face mask and hair cap, administering an injection to a patient's hand. Overlaid text reads, 'I am a drug dealing nursing assistant.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>An alien-like creature with a textured face and limbs holding a large bundle of matches with red tips, with overlaid text stating "i was raped many years ago."</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/47606256-19c1-4675-986b-b39b879b8f13/Secret-6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A close-up of a frosty DNA double helix model against a blurred background with overlaid red text that says, "I was rejected by my family because I was not like them."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Image with the word 'TRUST' on a cracked gray surface with burning cracks in the shape of a keyhole. Text overlay in orange reads: 'step dad raped me from 13 to 23.'</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/b8a3864c-9ec9-43fc-97d3-af49e22f193b/Secret-8.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person's face created with words and phrases related to mental health, depression, and suicidal thoughts, overlaid with the text: 'Heavy Depression Suicidal Thoughts Psalm 118:17.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a person's face with intense expression, dark makeup, and a tear drop, overlaid with text about remembering fallen men in the country.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A black background with distressed neon green text that reads 'WHO ARE YOU?' and the words 'abandoned, molested, abused' listed vertically below.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A dark background with orange words reading 'Molested, abused, addict, adulterer' and a large orange question mark.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A dark, foggy landscape with leafless trees and birds flying, featuring a large, bright yellow moon or sun in the background. The image has the text 'Thank You for awakening me!' in yellow font.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Graphic design with a crowd of black silhouettes, a yellow one in the center, and the text 'I am a relative of the KKK' with 'KKK' in large red letters.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Large illuminated number 15 decorated with pink, gold, and brown balloons at a celebration event.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person in a car holding a lit joint, with a small container in their lap. Outside the car window, trees and buildings are visible at night. Text at the bottom reads, 'i love weed' in pink and black font.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A neon-lit heart-shaped glass decoration hanging with an orange glow and yellow handwritten-style text overlay that reads "I struggle with pornography addiction that I have been unfaithful to my spouse for years."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Image with the text 'BLACK', 'I struggle with sex, food &amp; weed', 'WHITE', and 'Even though I have turned my life over to God' in different fonts and colors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A single yellow leaf hanging from a thin stem on a black and white background of a railroad tie or wooden surface.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>A strawberry-shaped ornament with a gold and green cap, containing a message overlayed in beige text that reads "I would use sex to manipulate men to fill my needs... Now I look to the LORD."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Calling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of white lines of powder on a black surface, with blue text saying "I used to sell cocaine to people even though I had a job!"</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chalkboard with the message: 'My soul is bankrupt. As the days go by, the more I give to people, the more I feel taken advantage of. Everyday someone asks for something. I have nothing left to give!'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Three red and white striped heart-shaped lollipops on a red surface with crumbs and pieces around, and a caption that reads, "My crush hates me. I joined a bad crowd and lied."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Blurred image of a church interior with stained glass windows and a large circular stained glass window in the background, text overlay reads "Religious people have really hurt me."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on crumpled brown paper that reads, 'My whole life I've been made to feel worthless. I'm grown up now and still struggle with this.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on a cracked white wall reads: "I'm more emotionally destroyed than most everyone will ever know."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blurry image of two women looking at a phone with a religious quote overlayed that reads, 'I have failed to honor my marriage by being violent. The Lord has overcome my failure.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A humorous quote about grocery shopping and dusting people, written in black text on a blurred background of a wall with peeling paint.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person with long dark hair making a peace sign near their face, with text overlay that says 'I USED TO PIMP WOMEN OUT.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a hand holding a rolled dollar bill and a small container, with text overlay about selling and doing copious amounts of cocaine.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A shopping cart with various snack packages and other items inside. The background shows a tiled floor. Overlaid text reads 'I steal from Walmart,' with 'steal' in red and the rest in black.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A book with a quote overlay that reads, 'I thought God was punishing me because we had sex before we were married. But, it wasn’t true.' The background shows the open pages of a book.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wooden desk calendar showing September 13th, a laptop, and a smartphone on a wooden table with a black overlay text that reads: 'I used sick leave because I was "sick" of work!'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A stainless steel refrigerator with an ice and water dispenser. Overlaid text narrates a story about a playful fight between a husband and wife in the kitchen, ending with the wife wanting to hurt her husband after a playful push.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Graffiti wall with a quote that reads: "I've prayed to be raped, hoping it would fix the gay." The quote continues with words highlighted in red, including "assaulted" and "asked," emphasizing these terms.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of US dollar bills with a quote overlay about financial struggles and responsibility.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a diamond ring with a reflection on a dark surface, accompanied by overlaid text that reads, "Before I got married, I 'chased' only married women. It was a conquest for me. I succeeded many times."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred background of a person with short hair and a person with long hair, with overlaid text reading "Sometimes I feel like I've failed as a parent."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay on blurred background that says, 'I am addicted to sex.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a hand holding a pen, writing on lined paper. The text reads, 'He put the knife at my throat and proceeded to molest me. I didn’t know adult men did this to young boys.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on a wood background that reads, 'I'm guilty... she was underage... now I'm labeled for life.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A church with a white wooden exterior, two people standing near the entrance, and a pathway leading up to the door, with trees in the background.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on a dark gray textured background reading: 'I was sexually abused by my birth father from infancy to 5 years old and my family won't believe me because he shows them with money so I haven't had contact with them most of my adult life.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blue pills scattered on a surface with a quote about addiction and heroin.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred background of a person holding a lit cigarette with overlaid text about overdose and near-death experience.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred image with the text "I was a stripper for 18 years" written across the center in a red banner with white and black cursive font.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A close-up of a woman with blonde hair holding her belly, with overlaid text expressing an emotional reflection on abortion and guilt.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of rolled $20, $50, and $100 bills with a humorous watermark overlaid.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred background of handwritten text with a quote in bold black font about self-harm and childhood secrets.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Black and white photo of a wheelchair next to a window with curtains, with overlaid text sharing a poignant message about a sister who was paralyzed.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a person's eye with text overlay about witnessing abuse and feeling helpless.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on fabric background sharing a personal realization about hurt and being the problem.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>Handwritten note on lined paper with a humorous question about being gay.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A street scene with a lamp post, brick buildings, and a pathway surrounded by trees, overlaid with humorous text about secrets, trust, and faith.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A young man wearing a gray hoodie and black jacket stands with his hands in his pockets in front of a classic black car with distinctive tail lights. The background appears dark with some faint light reflections. White text on the image reads 'I drove the get away car, I actually drove the get away car.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Beliefs</image:title>
      <image:caption>A shattered window with a poem overlay about vandalism and shame.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A wooden desk with a calendar showing September 13, and a laptop, a phone, and some papers on the desk. Overlaid text reads: "I used sick leave because I was ‘sick’ of work!"</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A refrigerator with a note that reads: 'My husband and I were play fighting in the kitchen. For him, it was playing, but for me it was real. I pushed his head into the fridge. I wanted to slam his head into the fridge. I wanted to hurt him because he hurt me.' The note is taped to the fridge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Graffiti wall with intentionally faded black stencil text and red highlighted words. The text expresses feelings of frustration and fear related to being assaulted and the desire to address LGBT issues.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Overlay of a quote on a background of US dollar bills, expressing regret over financial mismanagement and homelessness.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Close-up of a diamond ring with a blue background and a reflective surface. Text overlay reads: "Before I got married, I 'chased' only married women. It was a conquest for me. I succeeded many times."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred image of a person and a child with the quote 'Sometimes I feel like I've failed as a parent' overlaid.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred background with a message in red text that reads, "Sometimes I feel so tired I just sit and do nothing."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay on a blurred bed with white sheets, reading "I am addicted to sex" in pink cursive font.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a hand writing on lined paper with a black pen, with blue handwritten text that expresses distress and confusion.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Quote on a wood background that reads 'I'M GUILTY.... SHE WAS UNDERAGE... NOW I'M LABELED FOR LIFE.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A church with two people standing at the entrance, trees, and a blue sky in the background, overlaid with the text "porn is my addiction. religion is my cover up."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on a textured gray background with highlighted words in red and green. The text reads: 'I was sexually abused by my birth father from infancy to 5 years old and my family won't believe me because he showers them with money so I haven't had contact with them most of my adult life.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Image of scattered blue pills with overlaid text about addiction and heroin.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/e2a92cf0-f764-472c-86b8-2816c268bef5/25.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A hand holding a lit cigarette with a blurred background. Overlaid text includes a personal story about drug overdose and a mention of Narcan rescue.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay on blurred background that reads 'I was a stripper for 18 years.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Black and white photo of a woman with text overlay about an abortion and feelings of guilt.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blurred close-up of rolled US dollar bills with overlaid text about setting up escorts for profit, implying a reference to prostitution.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/bc876793-5cb5-4ef2-9e06-2f43c8777a78/29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A motivational quote over a blurred background of handwritten text. The quote says: "I used to cut myself (as an adult), not to kill myself, but for the instant feeling of energy and pressure relief it gave, from all the childhood secrets I held."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A black and white photo of a wheelchair with a curtain and window in the background. Overlayed text in stylized fonts discusses a sister who was paralyzed and unable to defend herself, and a vow to never get over shame for past actions.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A close-up of a person's eye with dark background. Overlaid text reads: "I watched him beat her over and over again. There was nothing I could do; not even scream for help."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A textured beige fabric background with a quote about pain and regret in bold black and red text.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on lined paper that reads: "How can you be 'gay' if you've never been 'gay', but everyone tells you that your 'gay' so you end up becoming 'gay'? Is this reversible?"</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A humorous and dramatic quote about secrets, trust, faith, and God, overlaid on a blurred outdoor scene with a brick wall, a pathway, and a streetlamp.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A young man in a hoodie and jacket standing in front of a black car in a dimly lit area with text overlay that reads, "I drove the get away car, I actually drove the get away car."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A shattered car window with a poem overlay about vandalism and shame.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two glasses of beer with a quote overlay saying, "She remembered nothing the next day. At least, that's what she said. I've never confessed what I've done to her. I hope I never see her again."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay on a dark stormy sky with lightning, expressing fear and a challenge to reveal true self.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Colorful balloons, party confetti, and a motivational quote about faith and grace.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Painting of a nurse wearing a surgical mask and cap, preparing an injection or IV line, with text overlay stating, 'I am a drug dealing nursing assistant.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A doll with cracked, textured blue skin holding a bunch of red-tipped matchsticks against a dark background. Overlaid text reads: "i was raped many years ago."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A close-up of a frost-covered DNA double helix model with red and white bands, overlaid with red text that reads: "I was rejected by my family because I was not like them."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A graphic depicting the word 'TRUST' with the 'U' shaped like a rusted paper clip splitting a cracked dark surface with fiery orange and red accents. Overlaid in orange text is a message about survivorhood from sexual abuse by a stepdad, referencing ages 13 to 23.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>An artistic illustration of a person's face made up of words related to mental health and depression, with overlaid text reading 'Heavy Depression Suicidal Thoughts Psalm 118:17'.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a person's face with a serious expression, featuring a prominent eye and dark makeup. Overlaid text reads: 'killed many men for my country. I see their faces every day &amp; night.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A black background with green distressed text displaying the question 'Who are you?' and a list of words in smaller green font: abandoned, molested, abused.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay with words "Molested," "abused," "addict," and "ulterer" in orange 3D font against a black background with scattered question marks.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A sunset or sunrise scene with trees and birds, with the moon or sun visible through the trees, and text that says 'Thank You for awakening me!'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A graphic with a yellow figure standing among dark gray figures, with text reading 'I am a relative of the KKK', where 'I am a relative of the' is in yellow and 'KKK' is in red.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Large illuminated number 15 decorated with pink, gold, and maroon balloons at a celebration or event.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person inside a vehicle smoking a joint with a lit end, holding it near a small ashtray, at night. The dashboard is visible, and through the windshield, city trees and buildings are seen with lights on. Text overlay says "i love weed" in red and black letters.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A glowing red heart-shaped lamp with a neon hearts inside it. Overlaid yellow cursive text reads, 'I struggle with pornography addiction that I have been unfaithful to my spouse for years.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A black and gray textured background with the word 'BLACK' at the top, followed by the phrase 'I struggle with sex, food &amp; weed', then the word 'WHITE', and the statement 'Even though I have turned my life over to God'.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A single yellow heart-shaped leaf hanging from a thin stem, with a black and white blurred background of wooden slats, and the quote, "I felt worthless &amp; not good for any women or relationships" in beige text.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Black background with a shiny strawberry and text overlay that reads: "I would use sex to manipulate men to fill my needs... Now I look to the LORD."</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/91407358-e95e-4545-a3b6-42bbc5a3735c/Secret-20.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Four lines of white powder scattered on a black surface with blue text overlay saying, 'I used to sell cocaine to people even though I had a job!'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person hands a small bag of white powder to another person, with the text 'I am a drug dealer CROOK' overlaid on the image.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/2aa0eb04-caa3-4838-b8d2-3b96b21b28a2/Secret-22.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A black butterfly with smoke or ink-like effects in the background. The image has white text overlay that reads: 'I know rejection. I've had 4 marriages. I've felt that no one cares &amp; I'm not good enough.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A handgun, ammunition, and a set of handcuffs on a reflective surface with overlaid text about self-control and drug influence.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6561f96f37da7a1176af1018/4fec420e-0ce2-4729-8cba-a5075ccca048/Secret-24.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A black chalkboard with a handwritten message in white chalk that reads: "My soul is bankrupt. As the days go by, the more I give to people, the more I feel taken advantage of. Everyday someone ask for something. I have nothing left to give!"</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person sitting alone in a red boat on calm water during twilight, with large red text overlay reading 'My thoughts are so much darker than anyone would know... anger | fear | regret'.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>A hand-shaped cutout in a cityscape with a quote about emotional struggles overlayed, reading 'anger, fear, &amp; regret run through my mind as I sit here quietly, as hard as I try, some days I just can't let go!'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Red brick wall background with bold white and red text stating, "I have to have PORN," and a symbol indicating age restriction of 18+ only.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dark background with a quote that says, "PERFECTION I used to watch my family drink and do so much drugs they almost killed each other."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sign with the text 'FAKE SMILE' and a yellow smiley face on a brick wall, with additional text below that reads 'I was so scared at times, I though God was punishing me'.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Donation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Orthodox Christian orange candlebox with a black abstract figure and the word 'EXIT' written vertically on the side. Text reads: "I believed God left our family because they were so bad."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Blurred image of a parent and a child in a cozy living room, with the overlay text 'Sometimes I feel like I've failed as a parent.'</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text says 'Sometimes I feel so tired I just sit and do nothing' in red, cracked font over a blurred background of a white chair and a blurred outdoor scene.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text overlay on a blurred background that reads, "I am addicted to sex" in pink cursive font.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>A handwritten note on lined paper with a person's hand holding a pen, reading: "He put the knife at my throat and proceeded to molest me. I didn’t know adult men did this to young boys."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>A quote on a wooden background reading, "I'm guilty... she was underage... now I'm labeled for life."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>A white church building with a steeple, two men in suits standing near the entrance, and trees in the background, overlaid with the text, "porn is my addiction. religion is my cover up."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>Text on a gray textured background reading: 'I was sexually abused by my birth father from infancy to 5 years old and my family won't believe me because he showers them with money so I haven't had contact with them most of my adult life', with words 'abused', 'infancy', and 'most' highlighted in red, and 'showers them with money' highlighted in green.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Blue gel capsules scattered on a light surface with a quote about addiction and heroin use.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred background with a hand holding a lit cigarette. Overlaid text expresses someone being overdose and unexpectedly found after 27 hits of Narcan, which brought them back from being clinically dead.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blurred image with red background and a red banner across the center with white and black text that reads, "I was a stripper for 18 years."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rolled US dollar bills with overlaid text about setting up escorts for profit and being a pimp.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Contacting Us</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blurred background of handwritten text with a central overlay of bold black text. The quote reads: "I used to cut myself (as an adult), not to kill myself, but for the instant feeling of energy and pressure relief it gave, from all the childhood secrets I held."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>Broken red and white swirled lollipop on a red background with a quote about love and betrayal.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>A crumpled paper bag with the quote, "My whole life I’ve been made to feel worthless. I’m grown up now and still struggle with this."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>A textured white wall with a large crack running vertically on the left side. Overlayed on the wall is a quote in bold, black, distressed font reading, 'I'M MORE EMOTIONALLY DESTROYED THAN MOST EVERYONE WILL EVER KNOW.'</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Two women looking at a tablet, with an overlay text about failures in marriage due to violence and overcoming failure through faith.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>A quote overlay on a blurry brick wall background that says, "Every time I go to the grocery store I crop dust people."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>Black and white photo of a woman with dark hair partially covering her face, holding her hand with fingers spread in front of her eyes, with the text 'I USED TO PIMP WOMEN OUT.' in bold, distressed font overlayed at the bottom.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of a hand holding a cigarette and a white powdery substance on a dark surface. Overlaid text: "I used to sell and do copious amounts of cocaine."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Empty shopping cart with various grocery items inside, including packages of Balocco cookies, on a store checkout counter.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>A close-up of a foil condom wrapper with purple handwritten-style text overlaying it that reads, "I thought God was punishing me because we had sex before we were married. But, it wasn't true."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A wooden calendar displaying the 1st and 3rd of September, a laptop computer, a partially visible phone, and some papers on a desk.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>A quote about fighting in the kitchen and pushing a person's head into a refrigerator, with a background of a stainless steel fridge with handles and a water dispenser.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Close-up of U.S. dollar bills with a text overlay about financial struggles and poverty.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>A close-up view of a diamond ring with multiple diamonds set in a gold band, placed on a reflective surface. Overlay text reads: "Before I got married, I 'chased' only married women. It was a conquest for me. I succeeded many times."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A person speaking to a child with a quote overlay that says, 'Sometimes I feel like I've failed as a parent,' in a cozy, well-lit room.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Close-up of gray fabric with pink text that says "I am addicted to sex." overlaid on it.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>A person writing in a notebook with a blue pen, with a handwritten note that reads: "He put the knife at my throat and proceeded to molest me. I didn't know adult men did this to young boys."</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Program</image:title>
      <image:caption>A wooden textured background with a quote that reads: "I'm guilty... she was underage... now I'm labeled for life."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Two glasses of beer on a table with a text overlay that reads: "She remembered nothing the next day. At least, that's what she said. I've never confessed what I've done to her. I hope I never see her again."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Image of a handgun, bullets, and a second firearm with a quote overlay that says 'He put a gun to my head &amp; was going to pull the trigger... I stayed because the drugs trumped everything.'</image:caption>
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