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It didn't occur to him that she might have chosen to remain this way. That where he saw reserve and loneliness, Cassandra saw self-preservation and the knowledge that it was safer when one had less to lose.

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Kate Morton
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
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Berri
South Australia
Australia
Loses
Reserves
Knowledge
Preservation
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Loneliness
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Self
Remain
Cassandra
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