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Needle and thread flesh and bone Spit and sinew, heartbreak is home. Your suture lines, they sparkle like diamonds Bright stars to light my confinement Stitch.

Gayle Forman

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Gayle Forman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 5
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