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All we had was her room, her stories, and the quiet that settled in as we tried in vain to spread ourselves out and fill the space she'd left behind.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Behinds
Room
Behind
Settled
Rooms
Fill
Space
Vain
Left
Spread
Stories
Tried
Quiet

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