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And then another letter had come from Christopher, so devastating that Amelia wondered how mere scratches of ink on paper could rip someone's soul to shreds. She had wondered how she could feel so much pain and still survive.

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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