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Win walked over to me. He held out his palm. In the middle of it was a single black sequin from the dress Scarlet had lent me. You lost this, he said. I giggled, slightly embarrassed to be leaving bits of myself behind. I'm shedding.
Gabrielle Zevin
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Gabrielle Zevin
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 24
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New York City
New York
Winning
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Lent
Black
Held
Scarlet
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Palm
Behinds
Palms
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Embarrassed
Giggled
Bits
Walked
Sequins
Middle
Dress
Shedding
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