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I could feel the tears beginning to collect in my throat again, but I pushed them apart, away from each other. Tears are only a threat in groups.

Aimee Bender

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Aimee Bender
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 28
Novelist
Writer
the United States of America
Apart
Threat
Tears
Beginning
Groups
Away
Collect
Feel
Pushed
Feels
Throat

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