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Moment Of Junkyard Zen
These Colors Never Run, But They Do Fade In The Sun

By Murilee Martin, 6:00 PM on Wed Aug 13 2008, 4,034 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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The California sun tends to be hard on bumper stickers, especially those from the Desert Storm era slapped on the chalky tailgate of a junked 70s Jeep Cherokee.

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