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Tv show
In the tumultuous fourth season of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, the world of Mystic Falls was turned upside down when the beautiful and compassionat...
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Café World
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App page
Are you ready to play in full screen? How about a new expansion to help you build an Astounding Café? It’s all coming, and that’s just the...
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11 M
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4.7 M
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Avenged Sevenfold
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Musician/band
Rock: The members of Avenged Sevenfold (or A7X) were still attending high school in Huntington Beach, CA, when they formed their band in 199...
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0.830
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5.1 M
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The Sims 3
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Games/toys
The Sims 3 for PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, NDS, 3DS, iPhone, iPad & Facebook.
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0.814
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13.6 M
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