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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: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 2
Author
Novelist
Nurse
St Paul
Minnesota
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Trapped
Moving
Ride
Felt
Nearly
Back
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Forward
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