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This Lullaby is only a few words, a simple run of chords, quiet here in this spare room, but you can hear it, hear it, wherever you may go, even if I let you down, this lullaby plays on.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
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