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    Old Balloons

    Posted on June 9, 2025May 28, 2025 by Brian Garthwaite
    Rigid, old rubber balloon, cracked apart.
    At least the color’s still vibrant.

    If you let an ordinary rubber balloon age long enough, it might just shatter into pieces at the slightest touch.

    Posted in UncategorizedTagged balloons, storage, unexpected

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