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Tears don't hurt like the ache does.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Age: 67 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1942
Died: April 24
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I'm not a bit changed - not really. I'm only just pruned down and branched out. The real me - back here - is just the same.
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