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In another universe i probably came out ok, ended up with mad novias and jobs and a sea of love in which to swim, but in this world i had a brother who was dying of cancer and a long dark patch of life like a mile of black ice waiting for me up ahead.
-Junot Diaz
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In Another Universe I Probably Came Out

Junot Diaz
In another universe i probably came out ok, ended up with mad novias and jobs and a sea of love in which to swim, but in this world i had a brother who was dying of cancer and a long dark patch of life like a mile of black ice waiting for me up ahead.
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