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Barbed Wire Tattoo Meaning

Defense, boundary, deterrence, and a harsh edge.

Barbed Wire is the harsh edge that marks a line not to be crossed — the sharp-thorned boundary that deters and defends with its bristling threat. To carry Barbed Wire is to carry defense, boundary, deterrence, and a harsh edge — the unmistakable barrier that warns and keeps the unwanted out.

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