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Already she could feel the stunning weight of a lifetime of regret for letting him go, and she knew that it was enought to bury her alive.

Anna Godbersen

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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
Writer
Berkeley
California
Feel
Bury
Feels
Letting
Lifetime
Regret
Weight
Already
Knew
Alive
Stunning

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