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I've read that under trauma, that you have this ability to kind of disconnect from the experience.
-Elizabeth Gilbert
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I've Read That Under Trauma, That You

Elizabeth Gilbert
I've read that under trauma, that you have this ability to kind of disconnect from the experience.
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