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I pulled myself from his mind, day by day, piece by piece, memory by memory, until there was nothing of Ruby left to weigh him down or keep him bound to my side.
Alexandra Bracken
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Alexandra Bracken
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: February 27
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