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She saw herself moving through another life, an exotic, difficult, satisfying life.

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Kim Edwards
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 4
Author
Novelist
Writer
Killeen
Texas
Life
Exotic
Satisfying
Saws
Moving
Difficult
Father
Another

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