Confused, she looked around for a culprit and then realized that she was caked in dirt, her clothes were torn, and she had visible gashes.

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She was already scavenging her wardrobe staples at thrift stores and estate sales, then started browsing vintage seller sites--and realized she could do that, too, only better.

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"I read through it and then I realized what I was reading, " she said.

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It drew me in not immediately but over the course of months and then years, during which I gradually realized that she stood in the back of my mind like a person in a dream, a person whose face you cannot see.

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Then, a few months ago, she introduced Summers to Andreessen Horowitz and the two parties realized they might make a good fit.

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She realized that she had covered her mouth with both hands to keep from screaming, and just then she noticed a quick movement outside.

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