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Mama tied a blindfold over my eyes. The next thing I felt my flesh was being cut away. I heard the blade sawing back and forth through my skin. The pain between my legs was so intense I wished I would die.
Waris Dirie
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Waris Dirie
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 21
Autobiographer
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