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Jenny Downham
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Inner and Outer London
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I can see inside planes!' he yells. 'Come and look!' It's difficult climbing in a mini dress...I haul myself up even though my arms ache. I want to see inside planes too. I want to watch the wind and catch birds in my fist.
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Every breath, every heartbeat, was one less until maybe things stopped hurting this much.
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I made a fatal error thinking he could save me.
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I love you. I love you. I send this message through my fingers and into his, up his arm and into his heart. Hear me. I love you. And I'm sorry to leave you.
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I'm me and you're you, and all of them out there are them. And we're all so different and equally unimportant.
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. . . my bones they'll burn or bury. It'll be my death.
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Keep breathing. Just keep doing it. It's easy. In and out.
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Every few years we disappear, Zoey. All our cells are replaced by others. Not a single bit of me is the same as when I was last in this room.
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