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Sometimes it takes an outsider, someone with fresh eyes to see the truth.
Ally Carter
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Ally Carter
Age: 51
Born: 1974
Born: January 1
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Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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And then, despite everything, I smiled and looked at the note and knew that spring would come —it always does. so I stared out that cold window, watching my breath collect on the glass, trying not to think about my life after the thaw.
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