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“But as was so often the case, it was the one person missing who you thought about more than the ones who were right in front of you.” quote by Sarah Dessen — Download Open image

“But as was so often the case, it was the one person missing who you thought about more than the ones who were right in front of you.”

Sarah Dessen

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