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What are you doing here, honey? you're not even old enough to know how bad life gets." (...) "obviously, doctor," she said, "you've never been a thirteen-year-old girl.
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What Are You Doing Here, Honey? You're

Jeffrey Eugenides
What are you doing here, honey? you're not even old enough to know how bad life gets." (...) "obviously, doctor," she said, "you've never been a thirteen-year-old girl.
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