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There's this other half of him I don't know of, it's like he is trying to keep it a secret... if he would just let me inside so I can help.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Would
Like
Inside
Secret
Help
Half
Helping
Keep
Trying

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