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A flood of emotions rushes into me. Pain and anger. Sadness and pity. But most surprising of all, hope.

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Jay Asher
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: September 30
Novelist
Writer
Arcadia
California
Surprising
Pity
Sadness
Emotions
Anger
Emotion
Hope
Rushes
Pain
Flood

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