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It feels like some part of me that was curled down and waiting in the dark has risen, and now stands stretching and strong in the sunshine. I knew it.

Elizabeth Berg

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Elizabeth Berg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 2
Author
Novelist
Nurse
St Paul
Minnesota
Knew
Waiting
Dark
Strong
Curled
Part
Stretching
Feels
Risen
Like
Sunshine
Stands

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