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But now we've finally taken full possession of what is rightfully ours, because everyone must feel their own pain--and as awful as that is, it's also wonderful.

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Neal Shusterman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
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Pain
Everyone
Rightfully
Also
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Feel
Awful
Must
Finally
Feels
Full
Wonderful

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