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I went to him in the doorway and embraced him tightly. Thank you, I whispered. You've done so much for us, and we've done nothing for you. Don't say that. Vic's hands patted my back. You're my friends. Nothing else to it.

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Claudia Gray
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 12
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New York City
New York
Amy Vincent
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Doorway
Hands
Tightly
Back
Doorways
Nothing
Embraced
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Whispered
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Are you calling me a weirdo? Highest honor I can bestow.
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