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Never would forever, with all its meanings, be so clear and distinct as in the true, guaranteed end of the world.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
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Evanston
Illinois
Distinct
Forever
Clear
True
Ends
Never
Would
Guaranteed
World
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