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I imagine having that sixth sense, the certainty that what I'm looking for is within reach, even if it's still hidden.

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
Author
Novelist
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Nesconset
New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
Even
Certainty
Reach
Imagine
Within
Looking
Sense
Stills
Sixth
Still
Hidden

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