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I was a late bloomer. I was still naïve about what 16 year olds today have known for years. I remember sitting up and taking notice__f the world, my body, others__n a way never before experienced. I noticed boys, or rather they noticed me, at 16.
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I was a late bloomer. I was still naïve about what 16 year olds today have known for years. I remember sitting up and taking notice__f the world, my body, others__n a way never before experienced. I noticed boys, or rather they noticed me, at 16.
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