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Her life was monotonous, but it kept her out of trouble. . . . This, her father would say, was called being an adult.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Life
Monotonous
Adult
Kept
Adults
Trouble
Called
Father
Would

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