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I wake up feverish, sore, uncomfortable. Is it sickness or is it heartbreak? I can't tell. The thermometer says I'm normal, but I'm clearly not.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
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Feverish
Tell
Sore
Heartbreak
Sickness
Uncomfortable
Wake
Clearly
Thermometer
Normal
Thermometers

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