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I felt foolish and tired, as if I had been running to escape someone chasing me, only to look behind to discover there was no one there.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
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Tired
Behinds
Behind
Felt
Running
Chasing
Someone
Escape
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Foolish

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