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You could miss someone, but it did no good to fixate on loss. I wished I had the ready words of a Breeder or the ability to comfort with a soft touch. I didn't. Instead I had daggers and determination. That would have to do.

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
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Miss
Didn
Touch
Breeder
Someone
Comfort
Fixate
Good
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Breeders
Would
Loss
Daggers
Instead
Wished
Ready
Soft
Ability
Determination

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