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I'm suddenly finding it hard to know the difference between nightmares and consciousness.

Lauren DeStefano

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
Author
Novelist
Connecticut
United States
Differences
Hard
Nightmares
Nightmare
Suddenly
Findings
Finding
Difference
Consciousness

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