There’s a piece of lead where my heart should beat Doctor said too dan…

Gayle Forman
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There’s a piece of lead where my heart should beat Doctor said too dangerous to take out You’d better just leave it be Body grew back around it, a miracle, praise be Now, if only I could get through airport security “bullet ✨ Gayle Forman (2011). Where She Went, p.71, Penguin
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There’s a piece of lead where my heart should beat Doctor said too dangerous to take out You’d better just leave it be Body grew back around it, a miracle, praise be Now, if only I could get through airport security “bullet ✨ Gayle Forman (2011). Where She Went, p.71, Penguin

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