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Wait, wait. I don't get it.' 'That is because you only have eight functioning brain cells.
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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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And I agreed, but still, she owed us an explanation. If she was up there, down there, out there, somewhere, maybe she would laugh.
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... I didn't know whether to feel angry at her for making me part of her suicide or just to feel angry at myself for letting her go.
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