Where's 'Papa'

      Father Time, depicted as ‘the Grim Reaper’
      House of Horrors gatekeeper

         Holding a scythe, ready to strike
         Where's ‘Papa,’ who loved me as a tyke?
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Borg Avatar
August 24, 2026 at 1:49 PM
That's the one we can't escape from, no matter how cheeky we try to be.
Wolf Avatar
August 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Yep. When your number's called, ya gotta go...
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