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I don't know. I just want you with me. I had never said those words aloud. Now that I could taste my freedom I wanted him to share it with me. But he couldn't change his life for me. And I couldn't sacrifice my life to be with him

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Samantha Shannon
Age: 33
Born: 1991
Born: November 8
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Hammersmith
London
Wanted
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Never
Sacrifice
Life
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Taste
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Freedom
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