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I’ve lost so many people. Some I left on purpose and never looked back. Some were taken from me, and I never said good-bye.

Ann Aguirre

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Ann Aguirre
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 27
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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the United States of America
Ellen Connor
Ava Gray
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