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I was bored. Sad. Lonely. It was only a matter of time before I cracked.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
Novelist
Writer
Evanston
Illinois
Bored
Lonely
Matter
Time
Cracked

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