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I would pick them when they bloomed. And when she called me home for supper, I'd place them in her hair and the contrast would take my breath away.

Melina Marchetta

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Melina Marchetta
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 25
Screenwriter
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Carmelina Marchetta
Away
Supper
Place
Contrast
Home
Breath
Take
Breaths
Would
Pick
Picks
Hair
Called
Bloomed

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