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Those blue, blue eyes, icy blue, looking back at me as if I could warm them up. They’re pretty powerful, you know, those eyes, pretty beautiful, too.

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Lucy Christopher
Age: 54
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The land wants you here. I want you here, you called. Don't you care about that at all?
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When the darkness gets easier, you know you're sinking deeper, becoming dead yourself.
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I was surprised at her gentleness, her willingness to give in.
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