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why won't they leave me alone? don't they realize I have a tinder heart and a paper body and that any spark will turn me straight to ash?

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Turns
Ashes
Body
Straight
Heart
Paper
Realize
Leave
Realizing
Tinder
Turn
Spark
Alone
Sparks

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