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And even if they don't find what they're looking for, isn't it enough to be out walking together in the sunlight?

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Jess Walter
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: July 20
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Spokane
Washington
Enough
Even
Sunlight
Walking
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