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I hated the tests the raised hopes and failed expectations.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
Hated
Tests
Expectations
Raised
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Hopes
Failed

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