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Turn away. From the darkness, the madness, the pain. Open your eyes and look at the light.

Jennifer Donnelly

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Jennifer Donnelly
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 29
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Port Chester
New York
Turns
Eye
Pain
Away
Madness
Light
Darkness
Look
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