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Truly, it is in loss that we learn a thing's true value.

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
Truly
Loss
Value
Values
Learn
True
Thing

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