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Dear God. Not only am I unemployed and homeless, but I also have a pregnant woman, bereaved dog, elephant, and eleven horses to take care of.

Sara Gruen

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Sara Gruen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Author
Novelist
Writer
Vancouver
British Columbia
Pregnant
Dear
Bereaved
Dog
Elephant
Horse
Unemployed
Woman
Elephants
Eleven
Also
Homeless
Care
Horses
Take

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