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I fall down and my palms split open against the gravel. Injuries on the outside are easy to endure and I get up without hesitation.

Jessica Sorensen

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Jessica Sorensen
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 2
Novelist
Endure
Outside
Gravel
Open
Injuries
Fall
Hesitation
Easy
Palms
Without
Split
Splits
Injury

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