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And I see that not touching for so long was a drive to the beach with the windows rolled up so the waves feel that much colder.

Amy Hempel

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Amy Hempel
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: December 14
Journalist
Writer
Chicago
Illinois
Feel
Rolled
Feels
Windows
Much
Waves
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Touching
Beach
Wave
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Colder

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