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Every last souvenir of the love we had, the prizes & the debris of this relationship, like the glitter in the gutter when the parade has passed, all the everything & whatnot kicked to the curb.

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Daniel Handler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 28
Accordionist
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Musician
Novelist
Screenwriter
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San Francisco County
California
Lemony Snicket
Last
Parades
Souvenir
Everything
Curb
Whatnot
Every
Glitter
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Love
Kicked
Gutter
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Parade

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