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Through the damp fabric of my coverall, bundled in my blanket, I feel naked. Raw. He sees more than I want, more than I can bear. It’s like standing before him ... while he stares at my scars, pitiless and unmoved.

Ann Aguirre

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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
Sees
Unmoved
Naked
Stares
Bear
Damp
Bears
Scars
Standing
Blanket
Feel
Scar
Feels
Fabric
Bundled
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Staring
Pitiless

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