Week 5: Quick Burst

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The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
320-344

This is a video on the odds of finding ones soulmate. This relates to The Sun is Also a Star because basically everything had to line up perfectly for Natasha and Daniel to meet. They are meant to be together and its not just coincidental that they met.

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