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I feel like I've been split open and stuffed with sunshine.

Tahereh Mafi

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Tahereh Mafi
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: November 9
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Connecticut
United States
Feels
Like
Stuffed
Split
Splits
Sunshine
Open
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