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Everything was good. But it was awful, too.
Markus Zusak
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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
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an expression of surprise falls from her face, though she's trying to keep it. it breaks off and she seems to catch it and fidget with it in her hands.
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