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They were all dressed in their finest as though life really were some magical stage play in which every moment ought to be illuminated with its own bright spotlight.

Anna Godbersen

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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
Writer
Berkeley
California
Every
Finest
Really
Bright
Ought
Life
Stage
Though
Illuminated
Moment
Spotlight
Moments
Dressed
Play
Magical

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