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I wasn't ready for this, but then I probably never would be, and this year, like so much else, wouldn't wait. I had no choice but to get out of my car, with everyone watching and begin in earnest, alone. So I did

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