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I watch the ashes swim around like dandelion puffs, making swirls where bodies and walls once stood.

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
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Connecticut
United States
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Dandelion
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Dandelions
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Wall
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Walls

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