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I would rather die than ever see you suffering this way. I don't want you or any child I ever have or any woman I ever love to go through or feel what you're going through, but it's happened and I don't know what to do.

Melina Marchetta

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Melina Marchetta
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 25
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Sydney
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