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I wish, Jared began, and stopped, breathing in. Do you remember how you used to believe I wasn't real? Sometimes I wish that was true. If I was just a thought in the back of your mind, then I'd be with you, and I'd be better.

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Sarah Rees Brennan
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: September 21
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