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The strange thing about seeing someone for first time in nine years is the way they look totally different, just for a second, a split second, and then they look at you the way they always have, as if no time has passed between you.
Rainbow Rowell
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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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