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I felt myself trapped in line for a ride I was not nearly ready for, looking back but moving forward in the only direction I could go.

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Elizabeth Berg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 2
Author
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Nurse
St Paul
Minnesota
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Trapped
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Ride
Felt
Nearly
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