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There can be no fooling ourselves into thinking this is something other than what it is__he willful ejection of Molly from our nest. It__ too late for second thoughts, anyway. She has to be moved into her dorm in time for freshman orientation. It__ been marked on the kitchen calendar for weeks__he expiration date on her childhood.
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There can be no fooling ourselves into thinking this is something other than what it is__he willful ejection of Molly from our nest. It__ too late for second thoughts, anyway. She has to be moved into her dorm in time for freshman orientation. It__ been marked on the kitchen calendar for weeks__he expiration date on her childhood.
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