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Here, she said. This is for you. I didn't really get you anything, I sputtered. I mean, I didn't know that you were going to be here, and-- Don't worry. It's your embarrassment at not having the thought that counts.
David Levithan
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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
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