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I nodded, pretending I was relaxed. I watched the sunlight sparkling on the water and practiced mind-body integration for a few seconds by quietly hyperventilating.

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Miranda July
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 15
Actor
Artist
Film Actor
Film Director
Musician
Screenwriter
Writer
Barre
Vermont
Miranda J. Grossinger
Mind
Quietly
Relaxed
Sunlight
Watched
Pretending
Nodded
Seconds
Sparkling
Water
Practiced
Body
Integration

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