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Listen,Kristy said, the truth is,nothing is guranteed. You know better than anybody. She looked at me hard,making sure I knew what she meant.I did.So don't be afraid.Be alive.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Hard
Listen
Knew
Alive
Sure
Making
Meant
Truth
Looked
Better
Anybody
Nothing
Afraid

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