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Maybe it was the angle, but her fawn's eyes, looking up at me, seemed larger than ever. I had to make an effort to keep my balance lest I fall into them.

Jerry Spinelli

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Jerry Spinelli
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: February 1
Novelist
Writer
Norristown
Pennsylvania
Maybe
Fawn
Eyes
Fawns
Looking
Lest
Eye
Angle
Fall
Larger
Keep
Seemed
Ever
Balance
Make
Effort

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