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Not every man was sorry when he hurt a woman.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
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Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Hurt
Woman
Every
Men
Sorry

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