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Sunday night, I reread The Catcher in the Rye until I felt tired enough to fall asleep. Only I never got tired enough. And I couldn't read, because reading didn't feel the same.

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Kami Garcia
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 25
Artist
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Washington
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