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Yeesh.<\/p>\n<p>Which reminds me &#8212; I still need to get my new presecription.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe it&#8217;s because I&#8217;ve had glasses since I was in the second grade, but I&#8217;m very protective about my eyes. I don&#8217;t want to put contacts in them. 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