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We were supposed to grow old together, Dolores. Have kids. Take walks under old trees. I wanted to watch the lines etch themselves into your flesh and know when each and every one of them appeared. Die together.

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Dennis Lehane
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 4
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