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I watch Raffy as she removes the pickles from her hamburger and hands them over to Santangelo without them exchanging a word and I realize again there is more to that relationship than spelling bees and being enemies. These people have history and I crave history. I crave someone knowing me so well that they can tell what I'm thinking.

Melina Marchetta

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Melina Marchetta
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 25
Screenwriter
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Carmelina Marchetta
People
History
Watches
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Watch
Exchanging
Hands
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Hamburgers
Someone
Relationship
Spelling
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Without
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Bees
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Hamburger
Thinking
Word
Enemies
Pickles

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