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For me it was a lot harder to come to terms with the death of my grandfather than it was to come to terms with what's happened to the former yugoslavia.
-Tea Obreht
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For Me It Was A Lot Harder

Tea Obreht
For me it was a lot harder to come to terms with the death of my grandfather than it was to come to terms with what's happened to the former yugoslavia.
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