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I think I fell in love with her, a little bit. Isn't that dumb? But it was like I knew her. Like she... 
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she didn't need anyone. At Wheeler, even when she stood out with her pink hair and quilter army-surp... 
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Why was I with her? She reminds me of you. In fact, she reminds me more of you than you do! 
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When California was wild, it was the floweriest part of the continent. 
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