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You are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed, to satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need.... And as you pray in your darkness for wings to set you free, you are bound to your silent legacy.
Melissa Etheridge
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Melissa Etheridge
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: May 29
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