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Henry was thinking of the younger Holland sister of the way she could go from being an impetuous girl to a knowing woman in a few seconds and never lose the stars in her eyes.

Anna Godbersen

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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
Writer
Berkeley
California
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Seconds
Woman
Sister
Girl
Younger
Way
Lose
Never
Loses
Thinking
Eyes
Impetuous
Stars
Holland
Knowing
Henry

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