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You don’t need to be afraid of falling // when there’s someone around to catch you.

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
Fall
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Around
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Needs
Catch
Falling
Afraid

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