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Most people weren’t aware enough to fear the things that could really hurt them.

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Ann Aguirre
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 27
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
the United States of America
Ellen Connor
Ava Gray
Hurt
Fear
Enough
Really
Things
People
Weren
Aware

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