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Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted.

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
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Fear
Back
Cups
Would
Surely
Life
Stores
Held
Shrink
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Shrinks
Fate
Bitterness
Knew

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