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My heart was a little bit broken, but I still had to go to school. I buttoned my dress shirt over it and my winter coat, too. I hoped it didn't show too much.

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Gabrielle Zevin
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 24
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New York City
New York
Little
Bits
Hoped
Heart
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Coats
Much
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Shirt
Didn
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School
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Winter
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