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Her vision of the world under the water represented a beautiful stillness, a version of heaven. It was the lost city of Lena, her alternate universe, the life she yearned for but didn't get to have.
Ann Brashares
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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
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