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After Henry's treatment of her she wasn't sure that men could honestly love women but she wanted to believe it. She wanted to be told pretty things and for the frightening clip of her heart to slow to something more reasonable.
Anna Godbersen
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Anna Godbersen
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 10
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California
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