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she wonders if we feel more regret for the things we do or for the things we didn't do

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Deb Caletti
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: June 16
Novelist
Writer
San Rafael
California
Wonders
Regret
Wonder
Didn
Feel
Feels
Things

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