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Grief heals ... unshed tears fester like a canker in the soul.

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
Tears
Soul
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Canker
Fester
Heals
Heal
Grief

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