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Now I know that grief is a whetstone that sharpens all your love, all your happiest memories, into blades that tear you apart from within.

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
Within
Sharpens
Love
Blades
Happiest
Tear
Apart
Grief
Tears
Memories
Whetstone

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