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And I never felt that good in my life. But I also felt bad because I saw her naked without her permission.

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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Felt
Also
Without
Good
Never
Life
Permission
Naked
Saws

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