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And for one second, it was like I could feel the timing clicking together, finally pieces falling into place.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Feel
Timing
Feels
Falling
Like
Finally
Second
Pieces
Fall
Place
Clicking
Together
Lullaby

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