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No matter how many times she was told that she was loved, there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment.

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Recognition
Proof
Told
Loved
Times
Matter
Many
Abandonment
Unconditional

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