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It was odd, (Tessa thought), what brought out tenderness in people.

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Cassandra Clare
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 31
Author
Film Producer
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Teheran
Judith Rumelt
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Tessa
Tenderness
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