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We are stronger than we've credited ourselves to be. We have been the victims and the witnesses. We have said a lifetime of good-byes.

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
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Novelist
Connecticut
United States
Stronger
Byes
Good
Credited
Witnesses
Bye
Victims
Witness
Victim
Lifetime

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