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They had nothing to say to each other. A five-year age gap between siblings is like a garden that needs constant attention. Even three months apart allows the weeds to grow up between you.

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Zadie Smith
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 27
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Zadie Adeline Smith
Nothing
Months
Weeds
Needs
Grow
Sibling
Even
Grows
Gaps
Years
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Five
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Attention
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Age
Garden
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Siblings

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