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It was almost painful, I thought, to have a heart so swollen with gratitude and what must have been pure, untainted happiness. I wanted to live inside the feeling forever.
Alexandra Bracken
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Alexandra Bracken
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: February 27
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