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Because beautiful things never last. Not roses nor snow… And not fireworks, either

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Jennifer Donnelly
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 29
Author
Novelist
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Port Chester
New York
Snow
Rose
Either
Lasts
Last
Beautiful
Things
Fireworks
Never
Roses

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