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Just because a person is beautiful doesn't mean there's no soul beneath. Doesn't mean that person hasn't suffered like everyone else, doesn't mean they don't hope to still be a good human being in an awful world.
David Levithan
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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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