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That was the way love was, she guessed-it left you always unsteady on your feet.

Anna Godbersen

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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
Writer
Berkeley
California
Love
Unsteady
Guessed
Feet
Left
Way
Always

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