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And having once chosen, never to seek to return to the crossroads of that decision-for even if one chooses wrongly, the choice cannot be unmade.

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
Never
Chosen
Seek
Choice
Return
Decision
Unmade
Choices
Wrongly
Cannot
Crossroads
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Chooses

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