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" As soon as you try to describe a close friendship, it loses something. "

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" Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct and widely recognized within cultures. Love songs cause us to move slowly and fluidly, for example, while songs of joy inspire us to dance in a full-body aerobic way. "

" Female friendship... I think you have friendships that come and go, and then there are ones that the girl becomes a part of your bones. "

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