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They had no past. They had no future. They just were.

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Paullina Simons
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 1
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St. Petersburg
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But on that sunlit Sunday, Alexander knew nothing, thought nothing, imagined nothing. He forgot Dimitri and war and the Soviet Union and escape plans, and even America, and crossed the street for Tatiana Metanova.
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Please stop looking at me, she thought, afraid of his eyes and terrified of her own heart.
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Memory - that fiend, that cruel enemy of comfort.
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The power you have over someone who loves you is greater than any other power you'll ever have.
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Love is, to be loved,” said Alexander, “in return.
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Thank you, she whispered, for keeping yourself alive, soldier. You're welcome, he whispered back.
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