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A story isn't a charcoal sketch, where every stroke lies on the surface to be seen. It's an oil painting, filled with layers that the author must uncover so carefully to show its beauty.
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: April 16
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Silver Spring
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White pill, blue pill, yellow pill, purple pill its like swallowing a rainbow every bedtime.
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Insanity makes the rivers flow.
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