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Our lives change. Our feelings for each other change. Our bearings change. The song changes. The air changes. The temperature of the shower changes. Accept this. We must accept this.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Feelings
Showers
Change
Temperature
Must
Changes
Air
Accept
Accepting
Lives
Bearings
Song
Shower

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