I can’t tell anymore when I’m asleep and when I’m awake, or which is w…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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I can’t tell anymore when I’m asleep and when I’m awake, or which is worse. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.177, Penguin
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I can’t tell anymore when I’m asleep and when I’m awake, or which is worse. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.177, Penguin

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