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So while it seemed like you were seeing everything, you really weren't. Just bits and pieces that looked like a whole.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Really
Weren
Like
Seemed
Looked
Pieces
Bits
Seeing
Everything
Whole

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