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[S]he leans into this guy and rocks her head like I’m making this music for her, when if I could, I would take it all away and give her as much silence as she’s given me pain.

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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
Give
Rocks
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Head
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Pain
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