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So this was betrayal. It was like being left alone in the desert at dusk without water or warmth. It left your mouth dry and will broken. It sapped your tears and made you hollow.

Anna Godbersen

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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
Writer
Berkeley
California
Left
Warmth
Without
Desert
Sapped
Made
Mouth
Dusk
Like
Mouths
Abandonment
Tears
Heartbreak
Broken
Hollow
Alone
Betrayal
Water
Dry

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