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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.

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

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