Hug a stranger? Oh deah, mah suthun mannahs won't allow eeut. But I'm a humanitarian first, and a Christian before that! So how about this. Certainly not XOXOXOXO, we'll take out the kisses (keeps the Southern Belles from swooning over the thought of being considered unladylike). Also, that's way too many hugs. We'll just do one. And a circle looks too squeezy, how about just the letter "C"? that appears much more platonic (just a hug around the shoulders; very respectable). Okay, a lowercase "c". Perfect for hugging a stranger who is wielding a chainsaw indoors, laughing like a maniac. Wait...
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