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Love may have the longest arms, but it can still fall short of an embrace.

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Megan McCafferty
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 1
Author
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Megan Fitzmorris McCafferty
Fall
Stills
Still
May
Love
Longest
Embrace
Short
Arms

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