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Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
Author
Novelist
Connecticut
United States
Everything
Seasons
Years
Favorite
Always
Beauty
Finale
Time
Year
Bursts
Lasts
Autumn
Last
Grand
Fall
Season
Nature
Saving

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