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There was a moment in between, a moment flung free in the midst of the transition, when he made contact. That was the moment she would dwell on.
Ann Brashares
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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
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City of Alexandria
Virginia
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