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A US photographer has launched an international campaign to raise awareness about the damage done through verbal abuse, releasing a series of powerful images in a bid to dispel the old myth that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”.
"Weapon of Choice": Powerful images highlight issue of verbal abuse
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