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It was such a sweet, sad song with such sweet, sad lyrics. Old-fashioned a little, but also timeless.

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Gabrielle Zevin
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 24
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Novelist
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New York City
New York
Little
Fashioned
Timeless
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Sweet
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Littles

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