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She was trying to sound tough and impatient, but she knew that vulnerable desire to be wooed was still brimming in her tone.

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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
Writer
Berkeley
California
Vulnerable
Tough
Knew
Sound
Desire
Wooed
Stills
Brimming
Still
Impatient
Trying
Tone

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