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You can find me on the moon waxing and waning. My heart full of petals, every single one begging 'Love me, love me, love me. Whoever I am. Whoever I become.'

Andrea Gibson

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Andrea Gibson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: August 13
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Calais
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Andrew Gibson
Love
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Moon
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