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She Was Just A Shell Of Her Former Self, Functioning And Talking But Hardly Alive.
-Sarah Dessen
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She Was Just A Shell Of Her
Sarah Dessen
She Was Just A Shell Of Her Former Self, Functioning And Talking But Hardly Alive.
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