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Every single day was just a box on the calendar that I could put a red X through each one brought me closer to Lucas and to liberty.

Claudia Gray

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Claudia Gray
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 12
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New York City
New York
Amy Vincent
Single
Liberty
Lucas
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Calendars
Closer
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