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I saw a girl complaining that the pain of not being seen was unbearable... Now I have perfect understanding. I have already experienced the worst. After this, there is no worse possible thing.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
Understanding
Experienced
Perfect
Complaining
Pain
Worse
Girl
Saws
Thing
Already
Worst
Seen
Possible
Unbearable

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