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A strange thing, words. Once they're said, it's hard to imagine they're untrue.

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
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Connecticut
United States
Hard
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Untrue
Strange
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Hope, that risky, illustrious thing. It should have gone extinct by now, but we keep it alive.
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The thing about hope is that it doesn't go away even when it serves no purpose.
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...maybe hope isn't such a bad thing. Maybe it's what keeps us together.
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