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First frost meant letting go, so it was always reason to celebrate.

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Reason
Firsts
First
Always
Frost
Letting
Celebrate
Meant

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