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There were not many people who could say that their education had been paid for with cigarettes.
Markus Zusak
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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
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Or had she always loved him? It's likely. Restricted as she was from speaking, she wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him to drag her hand across and pull her over. It didn't matter where. Her mouth, her neck, her cheek. Her skin was empty for it, waiting.
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