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For a moment, I felt as if the universe had turned upside down and we were falling softly into an enormous black bowl of stars, and I knew, beyond any doubt, that everything was going to be alright.

Tana French

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Tana French
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 10
Actor
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Black
Turned
Felt
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Knew
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Universe
Falling
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