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How could I not have seen this coming, when I looked into your eyes and vowed to be with you forever?

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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Nesconset
New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
Vowed
Looked
Coming
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Eyes
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