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The process of divorce is about loading that blanket, throwing it up, watching it all spin, and worrying what stuff will break when it lands.

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Amy Poehler
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 16
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Director
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Writer
Newton
Massachusetts
Amy Meredith Poehler
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Blanket
Stuff
Worrying
Throwing
Divorce
Watching
Worry
Loading
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Spin
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Lands

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