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It's all I ever really wanted, that revelation. The possibility of fixed stars.
Janet Fitch
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Janet Fitch
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: November 9
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Janet Elizabeth Fitch
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She should think about her own soul, what she was going to do with this funky tattered pond dank item. Dark and stained, a ruined thing.
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What is real is always worth it.
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Whenever she thought she could not feel more alone, the universe peeled back another layer of darkness.
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I'm a fish swimming by...catch me if you want me.
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Beauty was empty as a gourd, vain as a parakeet. But it had power. It smelled of musk and oranges and made you close your eyes in a prayer.
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