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Your fear remains strong. You are not ready to face your story, preferring instead to surround yourself with knots. Someday, they will strangle you.

Maria V. Snyder

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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Author
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Strangle
Faces
Knots
Fear
Surround
Strong
Someday
Stories
Remains
Instead
Ready
Face
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