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He's getting dumped. And he doesn't even know it yet. He's probably eating a cheeseburger or flossing or picking up his dry cleaning, and he has no idea. No inkling.

Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Dry
Eating
Probably
Flossing
Getting
Inkling
Idea
Cheeseburger
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Dumped
Ideas
Picking
Even
Cleaning

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