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It is not like a premonition of death. It is as if she died a long time ago, and she just now remembered it.
Dan Chaon
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Dan Chaon
Age: 60
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Sometimes he thinks that if he could only trace the path of his life carefully enough, everything would become clear. The ways that he screwed up would make sense. He closes his eyes tightly. His life wasn't always a mistake, he thinks, and he breathes uncertainly for awhile, trying to find a pathway into unconsciousness, into sleep.
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