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War Quote by Penny Reid

“Returning my attention to Quinn, I found him watching me with a glare of suspicion. “How old are you?” I reared back an inch, but then quickly recovered, giving him my most affable shrug and an answer meant to distract. “I was born during the war.” “Which war?” Shelly rushed back into the room…” quote by Penny Reid — Download Open image

““Returning my attention to Quinn, I found him watching me with a glare of suspicion. “How old are you?” I reared back an inch, but then quickly recovered, giving him my most affable shrug and an answer meant to distract. “I was born during the war.” “Which war?” Shelly rushed back into the room. “Here is your coffee.””

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