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But I know the difference. Everyone else is a ghost. I exist here alone, stranded by choice. Deserted.

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Rachel Cohn
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 14
Author
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Science Fiction Writer
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Silver Spring
Maryland
Else
Ghost
Exist
Choice
Difference
Differences
Alone
Choices
Stranded
Everyone
Deserted

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