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I am adrenaline slammed into inertia: a fast car stuck in traffic.

Gayle Forman

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Gayle Forman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 5
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California
Stuck
Fast
Car
Slammed
Inertia
Adrenaline
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