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I have to convince myself that this is not a pointless life, even the body is telling me so.

Sara Gruen

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Sara Gruen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Author
Novelist
Writer
Vancouver
British Columbia
Even
Life
Pointless
Convince
Telling
Body

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