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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
Felt
Running
Chasing
Someone
Escape
Look
Foolish
Looks
Discover
Tired
Behinds
Behind

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