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I took Forever [by Judy Blume] to the bathroom to read [when I was eight] and then I heard my mom coming so I stuck it under the toilet and went running out. And I went back later to check for it. And it was gone.

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Lena Dunham
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: May 13
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