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His invitation lingers. So does my question. Why me? I don't know the answer. When I look at myself in the mirror, all I see is a starving, stunted bird who never grew wings and lost all reason to sing.
Julie Anne Peters
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Julie Anne Peters
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 16
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Jamestown
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